Planet Labs PBC (PL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Planet Labs PBC is an Earth-imaging and geospatial data company that operates a constellation of satellites designed to provide frequent, high-resolution imagery of the planet. Its data is used to monitor changes in land, infrastructure, agriculture, forests, oceans and other environments.

The company’s products include PlanetScope, a satellite imagery service intended to provide frequent coverage of large areas; SkySat, which offers higher-resolution imagery and video capabilities; and other satellite and data products, including hyperspectral imaging initiatives. Planet also provides cloud-based software, application programming interfaces and analytical tools that help customers access, manage and interpret geospatial data.

Planet serves commercial businesses, government agencies, researchers and nongovernmental organizations in markets around the world. Its applications include agricultural monitoring, mapping, disaster response, supply-chain and infrastructure analysis, defense and intelligence, environmental monitoring and climate-related research.

The company was founded in 2010 as Cosmogia by Will Marshall, Robbie Schingler and Chris Boshuizen. It became a publicly traded company in 2021, and Will Marshall serves as chief executive officer. Planet Labs PBC is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.01 to $18.81
• 50-Day Range: $16.01 to $24.79
• 52-Week Range: $10.52 to $51.76
• Volume: 15.66 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.78
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Planet Labs PBC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Planet Labs PBC scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 313th out of 652 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Planet Labs PBC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Planet Labs PBC has a consensus price target of $32.78, representing about 76.9% upside from its current price of $18.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Planet Labs PBC has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Planet Labs PBC are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.91) to ($0.59) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Planet Labs PBC is -16.84, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Planet Labs PBC is -16.84, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Planet Labs PBC has a P/B Ratio of 33.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.62% of the float of Planet Labs PBC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Planet Labs PBC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.86, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Planet Labs PBC has recently increased by 0.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Planet Labs PBC does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Planet Labs PBC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Planet Labs PBC has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Planet Labs PBC this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

74 people have searched for PL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 95% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

30 people have added Planet Labs PBC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Planet Labs PBC insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,166,391.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.42% of the stock of Planet Labs PBC is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.71% of the stock of Planet Labs PBC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/03/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PL
• CIK: 1836833
• Web: www.planet.com
• Phone: 415-829-3313
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 945
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Planet Labs PBC: $32.78
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $12.30
• Potential Upside/Downside: +76.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.46
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$246.86 million
• Net Margins: -95.13%
• Pretax Margin: -93.82%
• Return on Equity: -93.11%
• Return on Assets: -29.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.79
• Current Ratio: 2.84
• Quick Ratio: 2.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $307.73 million
• Price / Sales: 21.90
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.56 per share
• Price / Book: 33.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 363,850,000
• Free Float: 304,104,000
• Market Cap: $6.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.17