BKSY vs. PL, AVNW, COMM, GILT, CRNT, SATL, KVHI, VUZI, CMBM, and CMTL
Should you be buying BlackSky Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackSky Technology include Planet Labs PBC (PL), Aviat Networks (AVNW), CommScope (COMM), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Satellogic (SATL), KVH Industries (KVHI), Vuzix (VUZI), Cambium Networks (CMBM), and Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of BlackSky Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of BlackSky Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
BlackSky Technology has a net margin of -52.24% compared to BlackSky Technology's net margin of -59.26%. BlackSky Technology's return on equity of -25.52% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.
BlackSky Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackSky Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackSky Technology has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 8 more articles in the media than BlackSky Technology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 2 mentions for BlackSky Technology. Planet Labs PBC's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat BlackSky Technology's score of -0.26 indicating that BlackSky Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Planet Labs PBC received 5 more outperform votes than BlackSky Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.82% of users gave BlackSky Technology an outperform vote while only 36.84% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.
Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus price target of $4.57, indicating a potential upside of 126.07%. BlackSky Technology has a consensus price target of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 152.40%. Given Planet Labs PBC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BlackSky Technology is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.
Summary
Planet Labs PBC and BlackSky Technology tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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