PL vs. AVNW, GILT, COMM, CRNT, HLIT, OUST, KE, RBBN, PERI, and SCWX
Should you be buying Planet Labs PBC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Planet Labs PBC include Aviat Networks (AVNW), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), CommScope (COMM), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Harmonic (HLIT), Ouster (OUST), Kimball Electronics (KE), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), Perion Network (PERI), and SecureWorks (SCWX). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Aviat Networks has a net margin of 3.54% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -63.67%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 14.54% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.
In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC and Planet Labs PBC both had 5 articles in the media. Aviat Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.36 indicating that Aviat Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Aviat Networks received 240 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.13% of users gave Aviat Networks an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.
Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Planet Labs PBC currently has a consensus price target of $4.68, suggesting a potential upside of 154.23%. Aviat Networks has a consensus price target of $53.75, suggesting a potential upside of 76.35%. Given Planet Labs PBC's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Aviat Networks.
Aviat Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aviat Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Aviat Networks beats Planet Labs PBC on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Planet Labs PBC News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Planet Labs PBC Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
