Planet Labs PBC (PL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PL or OLED?

In the previous week, Universal Display had 12 more articles in the media than Planet Labs PBC. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Universal Display and 4 mentions for Planet Labs PBC. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.75 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Planet Labs PBC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Display	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PL or OLED?

Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus target price of $6.86, indicating a potential upside of 0.81%. Universal Display has a consensus target price of $190.43, indicating a potential upside of 32.63%. Given Universal Display's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Display 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
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is PL or OLED more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 36.95% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -42.58%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.82% 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%
Universal Display	36.95%	15.82%	13.99%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PL or OLED?

Universal Display has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, 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	8.45	-$123.20M	-$0.36	-18.90
Universal Display	$647.68M	10.54	$222.08M	$5.12	28.04

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PL or OLED?

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Universal Display shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, PL or OLED?

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Universal Display beats Planet Labs PBC on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.