Palantir Technologies shares are soaring in late trading Monday after the company posted better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter, including its first-ever GAAP profit. For the fourth quarter, Palantir reported revenue of $509 million, above both its guidance range of $503 million to $505 million, and the Wall Street consensus forecast for $502 million. AdvertisementGovernment revenue was $293 million in the fourth quarter, up 23%, including $225 million of U.S. government revenue, up 22%. The company sees adjusted income from operations for the quarter of between $91 million and $95 million, below consensus at $98 million. The company expects to be GAAP profitable for the year; Street consensus had called for a full year loss of 11 cents a share.
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