MicroVision (MVIS) Competitors

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Is PL or MVIS more profitable?

Planet Labs PBC has a net margin of -48.88% compared to MicroVision's net margin of -1,049.43%. Planet Labs PBC's return on equity of -24.16% beat MicroVision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Planet Labs PBC	-48.88%	-24.16%	-17.73%
MicroVision	-1,049.43%	-102.34%	-76.77%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PL or MVIS?

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of MicroVision shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of MicroVision 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.

Do analysts prefer PL or MVIS?

Planet Labs PBC currently has a consensus target price of $5.98, suggesting a potential upside of 79.31%. MicroVision has a consensus target price of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 141.33%. Given MicroVision's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MicroVision 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
MicroVision	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PL or MVIS?

MicroVision received 263 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.42% of users gave MicroVision an outperform vote while only 57.81% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Planet Labs PBC	Outperform Votes 37 57.81%	Underperform Votes 27 42.19%
MicroVision	Outperform Votes 300 63.42%	Underperform Votes 173 36.58%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PL or MVIS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Planet Labs PBC	$244.35M	4.13	-$140.51M	-$0.42	-7.94
MicroVision	$4.70M	57.84	-$82.84M	-$0.45	-2.46

Does the media prefer PL or MVIS?

In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 7 more articles in the media than MicroVision. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 4 mentions for MicroVision. MicroVision's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of -0.01 indicating that MicroVision is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Planet Labs PBC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MicroVision	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PL or MVIS?

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroVision has a beta of 2.6, suggesting that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Planet Labs PBC beats MicroVision on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.