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BBAI vs. PLTR, LNW, DBX, MTCH, PSN, OTEX, GTLB, WAY, BZ, and OS

Should you be buying BigBear.ai stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BigBear.ai include Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Light & Wonder (LNW), Dropbox (DBX), Match Group (MTCH), Parsons (PSN), Open Text (OTEX), GitLab (GTLB), Waystar (WAY), KANZHUN (BZ), and OneStream (OS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

BigBear.ai vs. Its Competitors

BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 117 more articles in the media than BigBear.ai. MarketBeat recorded 171 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 54 mentions for BigBear.ai. Palantir Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat BigBear.ai's score of 0.72 indicating that Palantir Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BigBear.ai
21 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Palantir Technologies
102 Very Positive mention(s)
21 Positive mention(s)
40 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BigBear.ai has a beta of 3.46, meaning that its stock price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Palantir Technologies has a net margin of 18.32% compared to BigBear.ai's net margin of -121.31%. Palantir Technologies' return on equity of 6.55% beat BigBear.ai's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BigBear.ai-121.31% -57.83% -15.71%
Palantir Technologies 18.32%6.55%5.27%

BigBear.ai presently has a consensus target price of $6.33, suggesting a potential downside of 18.02%. Palantir Technologies has a consensus target price of $89.32, suggesting a potential downside of 33.48%. Given BigBear.ai's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BigBear.ai is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BigBear.ai
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Palantir Technologies
5 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.96

Palantir Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than BigBear.ai. BigBear.ai is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palantir Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BigBear.ai$159.87M14.07-$295.55M-$0.78-9.90
Palantir Technologies$2.87B110.57$462.19M$0.23583.76

7.6% of BigBear.ai shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of BigBear.ai shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Palantir Technologies beats BigBear.ai on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BBAI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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BBAI vs. The Competition

MetricBigBear.aiIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.25B$17.58B$27.37B$20.54B
Dividend YieldN/A1.48%3.13%3.75%
P/E Ratio-9.9039.5536.8928.05
Price / Sales14.0712.502,023.3645.89
Price / Cash38.1926.0337.8322.31
Price / Book-772.505.047.264.59
Net Income-$295.55M$434.18M$762.23M$985.44M
7 Day Performance31.94%4.92%2.65%2.78%
1 Month Performance81.34%1.88%5.92%5.40%
1 Year Performance421.96%29.35%52,290.31%14.61%

BigBear.ai Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BBAI
BigBear.ai
0.9363 of 5 stars
$7.73
+2.2%
$6.33
-18.0%
+422.0%$2.25B$159.87M-9.90660Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
2.376 of 5 stars
$137.39
+5.1%
$89.32
-35.0%
+419.8%$324.23B$2.87B597.353,936Trending News
Insider Trade
LNW
Light & Wonder
2.8759 of 5 stars
$95.98
+0.2%
$106.55
+11.0%
-4.5%$8.10B$3.19B25.596,800Positive News
DBX
Dropbox
4.0738 of 5 stars
$28.50
+1.4%
$31.00
+8.8%
+23.5%$8.02B$2.55B18.632,204Insider Trade
MTCH
Match Group
4.9858 of 5 stars
$30.85
flat
$35.96
+16.6%
+10.2%$7.73B$3.45B15.272,510Positive News
PSN
Parsons
2.9007 of 5 stars
$71.75
+1.7%
$85.30
+18.9%
-7.5%$7.67B$6.75B30.2719,600Trending News
Analyst Forecast
OTEX
Open Text
4.6415 of 5 stars
$29.08
+1.4%
$32.30
+11.1%
-3.9%$7.46B$5.77B11.8722,900
GTLB
GitLab
3.5992 of 5 stars
$45.04
-0.2%
$63.59
+41.2%
-13.0%$7.44B$759.25M450.402,375
WAY
Waystar
3.7616 of 5 stars
$40.84
+2.7%
$41.36
+1.3%
+82.9%$7.07B$943.55M453.831,500
BZ
KANZHUN
2.1577 of 5 stars
$17.87
-1.4%
$18.50
+3.5%
-5.2%$6.96B$1.01B30.815,688
OS
OneStream
3.1015 of 5 stars
$28.61
+3.3%
$32.19
+12.5%
N/A$6.83B$489.41M0.001,500

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This page (NYSE:BBAI) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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