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 imagery of the planet’s landmass. The company collects, processes and delivers satellite imagery and related data products through cloud-based platforms and application programming interfaces.

Its offerings include PlanetScope imagery for broad-area monitoring, SkySat imagery for higher-resolution observation, and specialized products that support change detection, mapping and environmental analysis. Planet also develops data products based on satellite imagery and other remote-sensing technologies, including hyperspectral capabilities, to help customers analyze land, infrastructure and natural resources.

Planet serves commercial and government customers worldwide across industries and use cases such as agriculture, forestry, mining, mapping, civil government, defense and intelligence, disaster response, climate monitoring and infrastructure management. The company was founded in 2010 by Chris Boshuizen, Will Marshall and Robbie Schingler, and became a publicly traded company in 2021. Will Marshall serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.64 to $16.32
• 50-Day Range: $16.19 to $28.71
• 52-Week Range: $9.66 to $51.76
• Volume: 3.15 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.81 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 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 394th out of 664 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 102.4% upside from its current price of $16.19.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Planet Labs PBC has been the subject of 10 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 -14.72, 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 -14.72, 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 28.92. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.81% 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 5.89.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Planet Labs PBC has recently increased by 5.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Planet Labs PBC has a news sentiment score of 0.30. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Planet Labs PBC this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

53 people have searched for PL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 77% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 27 people have added Planet Labs PBC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 $4,148,906.00 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: 9/15/2026
• 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: +105.2%
• 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: $378.28 million
• Price / Sales: 15.37
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.56 per share
• Price / Book: 28.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 363,848,000
• Free Float: 304,104,000
• Market Cap: $5.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.10