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SKYT vs. PL, HIMX, COMM, AAOI, NVTS, BELFA, JKS, PENG, NSSC, and SEDG

Should you be buying SkyWater Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SkyWater Technology include Planet Labs PBC (PL), Himax Technologies (HIMX), CommScope (COMM), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Bel Fuse (BELFA), JinkoSolar (JKS), Penguin Solutions (PENG), NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC), and SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

SkyWater Technology vs. Its Competitors

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

SkyWater Technology has a net margin of -2.60% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -42.58%. SkyWater Technology's return on equity of -8.52% 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%
SkyWater Technology -2.60%-8.52%-1.70%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Planet Labs PBC$244.35M8.47-$123.20M-$0.36-18.95
SkyWater Technology$342.27M1.52-$6.79M-$0.17-63.56

In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 16 more articles in the media than SkyWater Technology. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 6 mentions for SkyWater Technology. SkyWater Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.05 indicating that SkyWater Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Planet Labs PBC
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
SkyWater Technology
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.9% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by company 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.

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.4, indicating that its stock price is 240% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus target price of $6.71, suggesting a potential downside of 1.63%. SkyWater Technology has a consensus target price of $11.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.97%. Given SkyWater Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SkyWater Technology 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
SkyWater Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

SkyWater Technology 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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SKYT vs. The Competition

MetricSkyWater TechnologyELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$518.96M$38.54B$27.56B$9.01B
Dividend YieldN/A2.17%3.15%4.09%
P/E Ratio-63.5646.9836.2820.06
Price / Sales1.52247.651,994.68108.31
Price / Cash31.8587.4537.6556.90
Price / Book8.125.327.265.67
Net Income-$6.79M$529.18M$762.23M$248.47M
7 Day Performance3.40%2.50%2.71%2.90%
1 Month Performance21.54%16.69%6.67%5.75%
1 Year Performance46.61%33.42%52,251.43%21.36%

SkyWater Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SKYT
SkyWater Technology
1.0211 of 5 stars
$10.81
-1.3%
$11.67
+8.0%
+42.8%$518.96M$342.27M-63.56590
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.6971 of 5 stars
$5.31
+5.6%
$6.38
+20.2%
+243.4%$1.61B$244.35M-14.75800Analyst Forecast
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.8082 of 5 stars
$8.79
-1.3%
$11.90
+35.4%
+16.4%$1.54B$906.80M17.942,177News Coverage
Ex-Dividend
COMM
CommScope
3.4561 of 5 stars
$6.46
+2.2%
$4.75
-26.5%
+628.9%$1.40B$4.21B2.3720,000
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
1.366 of 5 stars
$22.57
-3.8%
$24.00
+6.3%
+237.8%$1.25B$249.37M-5.853,309
NVTS
Navitas Semiconductor
0.8096 of 5 stars
$6.52
-7.0%
$3.71
-43.1%
+58.8%$1.25B$83.30M-12.54160Gap Down
High Trading Volume
BELFA
Bel Fuse
1.2133 of 5 stars
$84.91
+5.5%
$115.00
+35.4%
+9.4%$1.08B$534.79M26.056,300Positive News
Gap Up
JKS
JinkoSolar
2.1585 of 5 stars
$20.26
+2.3%
$27.19
+34.2%
+11.5%$1.04B$12.64B-4.0433,830News Coverage
Gap Up
PENG
Penguin Solutions
2.0573 of 5 stars
$19.59
-0.1%
$24.94
+27.3%
N/A$1.03B$1.17B-115.232,700Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
NSSC
NAPCO Security Technologies
3.0366 of 5 stars
$27.59
+0.9%
$32.20
+16.7%
-43.9%$983.86M$188.82M22.611,070
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
3.4911 of 5 stars
$16.06
-2.8%
$16.96
+5.6%
-2.7%$948.18M$901.46M-0.534,930

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This page (NASDAQ:SKYT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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