During her tenure in Congress, former Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene came under scrutiny for her controversial and profitable trades.

The ex-lawmaker faced accusations of leveraging insider information to make trades, allegations she has repeatedly denied. Still, 2025 stood out as a strong year for the politician, with her exposure to technology companies drawing particular attention.

In this context, her stakes in Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) emerged as her best performers, based on reported profitability and sharp market gains.

Under this scenario, a $1,000 investment split evenly, $500 in each stock, at the December 31, 2024, close would have grown substantially by January 12, 2026.

Palantir closed at around $75 on the final trading day of 2024 and climbed to approximately $177.49 by early January 2026, delivering a gain of about 135% and turning the $500 investment into roughly $1,175.

Meanwhile, Applied Materials ended 2024 at $162.63 and rose to approximately $301 by January 9, 2026, representing an increase of roughly 85%. It then grew to approximately $925.

Together, the combined portfolio would now be worth about $2,100, reflecting a $1,100 profit or a 110% return over the period.

Greene’s Congress trade success 

The results reflect the broader success of Greene’s tech-focused Congress trades in 2025, marked by more than 200 buys with a high reported win rate, largely in AI, data analytics, and semiconductor equipment stocks.

Her trading has remained a subject of controversy, with critics citing potential conflicts of interest related to her congressional role and access to policy information. 

Scrutiny increased over trades in tariff-sensitive stocks ahead of a 90-day tariff pause in April 2025, as well as Palantir purchases made before government contract announcements.

Notably, Greene has said her portfolio is managed by a third party and that trades were executed during broader market pullbacks.

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