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$6.84 -0.03 (-0.36%)
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PL vs. QRVO, LITE, OLED, ALGM, TSEM, SITM, LPL, PI, SIMO, and VIAV

Should you be buying Planet Labs PBC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Planet Labs PBC include Qorvo (QRVO), Lumentum (LITE), Universal Display (OLED), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), and Viavi Solutions (VIAV). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Planet Labs PBC vs. Its Competitors

Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) and Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

88.6% of Qorvo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Qorvo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Qorvo$3.72B2.15$55.62M$0.58148.60
Planet Labs PBC$244.35M8.49-$123.20M-$0.36-18.99

Qorvo has a net margin of 1.50% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -42.58%. Qorvo's return on equity of 12.48% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Qorvo1.50% 12.48% 6.87%
Planet Labs PBC -42.58%-23.36%-16.51%

In the previous week, Qorvo had 6 more articles in the media than Planet Labs PBC. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Qorvo and 8 mentions for Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Qorvo's score of 0.47 indicating that Planet Labs PBC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Qorvo presently has a consensus price target of $91.79, suggesting a potential upside of 6.50%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus price target of $6.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.37%. Given Qorvo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Qorvo is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Qorvo
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Planet Labs PBC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Qorvo has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Qorvo beats Planet Labs PBC on 10 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 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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PL vs. The Competition

MetricPlanet Labs PBCSatellite Communication IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.08B$2.56B$28.86B$21.16B
Dividend YieldN/A1.73%3.00%3.57%
P/E Ratio-18.999.3731.1024.41
Price / Sales8.497.791,792.4558.80
Price / CashN/A17.2838.6523.00
Price / Book4.653.097.824.67
Net Income-$123.20M-$71.33M$781.95M$993.85M
7 Day Performance2.89%-2.69%1.29%1.16%
1 Month Performance22.84%4.83%7.09%4.99%
1 Year Performance199.12%100.53%52,962.36%12.54%

Planet Labs PBC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.915 of 5 stars
$6.84
-0.4%
$6.86
+0.4%
+192.9%$2.08B$244.35M-18.99800Analyst Forecast
QRVO
Qorvo
3.5311 of 5 stars
$87.93
-0.7%
$91.79
+4.4%
-29.3%$8.16B$3.72B151.616,200Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
LITE
Lumentum
3.9147 of 5 stars
$103.84
+1.6%
$87.07
-16.2%
+86.4%$7.21B$1.36B-16.107,257Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OLED
Universal Display
4.528 of 5 stars
$150.23
-0.7%
$190.43
+26.8%
-34.3%$7.14B$647.68M31.23440Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
ALGM
Allegro MicroSystems
2.1009 of 5 stars
$36.69
+0.2%
$33.63
-8.4%
+23.2%$6.79B$725.01M-94.072,300Upcoming Earnings
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor
3.6334 of 5 stars
$49.90
+2.8%
$60.00
+20.2%
+17.4%$5.53B$1.44B27.575,359Positive News
SITM
SiTime
1.7771 of 5 stars
$210.72
-2.2%
$228.00
+8.2%
+27.2%$5.00B$202.70M-55.45380News Coverage
Insider Trade
LPL
LG Display
0.7189 of 5 stars
$3.42
+1.6%
N/A-23.9%$3.42B$19.51B-1.9260,792News Coverage
PI
Impinj
3.3719 of 5 stars
$116.51
+0.5%
$155.38
+33.4%
-26.8%$3.38B$366.09M-2,912.02390Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.6251 of 5 stars
$74.67
+1.8%
$83.89
+12.3%
-3.0%$2.54B$803.55M26.761,819Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.4985 of 5 stars
$10.28
+0.8%
$12.69
+23.4%
+36.6%$2.29B$1.00B514.263,600News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:PL) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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