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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
SkyWater Technology beats Planet Labs PBC on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SKYT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff