Year to date, Nvidia ( NVDA 1.69%) stock has returned 2%, while Palantir Technologies ( PLTR 0.20%) stock has advanced 72%. But forecasts from Wall Street analysts suggest that investors should buy one and sell the other.

US stocks moved lower Wednesday as investors cautiously counted down to Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings report, seen as a crucial test of hopes for Big Tech amid tariff uncertainty. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell around 0.

The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%. But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.