BigBear.ai Holdings Inc. (BBAI) shares surged 5.94% in the past 24 hours, driven by meme stock momentum and speculation that the artificial intelligence company could be the "next Palantir" in delivering multi-bagger returns.
The stock has recently gained favor among retail investors, leading to big price swings on little or no news. A recent article in The Economic Times compared BigBear.ai to Palantir, a leading AI company, fueling expectations that BigBear could follow a similar trajectory of outsized gains.
However, two directors of BigBear.ai, BBAI Ultimate Holdings LLC and AE Industrial Partners Fund II GP, LP, sold a combined 8.3 million shares this week, potentially signaling concerns over the current valuation. Such insider selling is often seen as a bearish signal by market participants.