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AIOT vs. PL, KLIC, NN, LUNR, SEDG, BELFA, DQ, NVTS, AAOI, and LASR

Should you be buying PowerFleet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PowerFleet include Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Bel Fuse (BELFA), DAQO New Energy (DQ), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), and nLight (LASR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

PowerFleet vs. Its Competitors

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, PowerFleet had 14 more articles in the media than Planet Labs PBC. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for PowerFleet and 4 mentions for Planet Labs PBC. PowerFleet's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.28 indicating that PowerFleet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Planet Labs PBC
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
PowerFleet
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus target price of $6.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.69%. PowerFleet has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 125.81%. Given PowerFleet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Planet Labs PBC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
PowerFleet
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

PowerFleet has a net margin of -9.95% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -42.58%. PowerFleet's return on equity of -8.61% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Planet Labs PBC-42.58% -23.36% -16.51%
PowerFleet -9.95%-8.61%-4.55%

PowerFleet has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PowerFleet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Planet Labs PBC$244.35M8.30-$123.20M-$0.36-18.56
PowerFleet$362.52M1.71-$50.99M-$0.30-15.50

Summary

PowerFleet beats Planet Labs PBC on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AIOT vs. The Competition

MetricPowerFleetTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$585.82M$5.82B$7.16B$9.68B
Dividend YieldN/A2.30%706.12%4.14%
P/E Ratio-15.5010.8913.7625.31
Price / Sales1.711.16548.01102.74
Price / CashN/A10.497.6958.50
Price / Book1.382.762.096.01
Net Income-$50.99M$189.74M$574.24M$265.10M
7 Day Performance15.96%0.05%0.46%1.39%
1 Month Performance9.67%-5.04%-1.53%2.43%
1 Year Performance-2.92%-5.32%5.46%24.74%

PowerFleet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AIOT
PowerFleet
2.1392 of 5 stars
$4.65
+5.9%
$10.50
+125.8%
+2.0%$585.82M$362.52M-15.502,518News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.36 of 5 stars
$6.43
+0.4%
$6.86
+6.8%
+222.7%$1.94B$244.35M-17.85800
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.6589 of 5 stars
$35.06
-1.0%
$44.33
+26.4%
-9.7%$1.85B$706.23M438.252,746Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
NN
NextNav
2.4011 of 5 stars
$14.44
+5.0%
$20.00
+38.5%
+102.9%$1.83B$5.67M-11.1960Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
3.1043 of 5 stars
$10.15
+3.5%
$15.35
+51.2%
+181.2%$1.75B$228M-3.131News Coverage
Earnings Report
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
3.4914 of 5 stars
$24.90
-0.2%
$17.70
-28.9%
+17.1%$1.48B$901.46M-0.834,930Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
BELFA
Bel Fuse
1.6068 of 5 stars
$111.69
-3.6%
$115.00
+3.0%
+46.7%$1.47B$534.79M28.946,300News Coverage
DQ
DAQO New Energy
1.0819 of 5 stars
$21.88
+3.1%
$23.22
+6.1%
+35.5%$1.42B$1.03B-3.364,749News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
NVTS
Navitas Semiconductor
1.2871 of 5 stars
$6.60
-0.9%
$5.65
-14.4%
+142.5%$1.42B$83.30M-10.15160
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
2.8116 of 5 stars
$20.86
-3.4%
$27.20
+30.4%
+190.3%$1.35B$249.37M-6.213,309Earnings Report
LASR
nLight
2.8899 of 5 stars
$26.48
+1.3%
$26.42
-0.2%
+158.9%$1.29B$198.55M-27.871,100Earnings Report
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This page (NASDAQ:AIOT) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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