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Planet Labs PBC (PL) Competitors

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PL vs. QRVO, OLED, TSEM, SITM, ALGM, PI, LPL, COMM, 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), Universal Display (OLED), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), SiTime (SITM), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Impinj (PI), LG Display (LPL), CommScope (COMM), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), and Viavi Solutions (VIAV). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Planet Labs PBC vs. Its Competitors

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

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qorvo has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Planet Labs PBC$244.35M7.89-$123.20M-$0.36-17.65
Qorvo$3.72B2.27$55.62M$0.85107.10

In the previous week, Qorvo had 7 more articles in the media than Planet Labs PBC. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Qorvo and 7 mentions for Planet Labs PBC. Qorvo's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 1.04 indicating that Qorvo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Qorvo shares are held by institutional investors. 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Qorvo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Qorvo has a net margin of 2.21% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -42.58%. Qorvo's return on equity of 12.63% 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%
Qorvo 2.21%12.63%7.05%

Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus price target of $6.86, suggesting a potential upside of 7.96%. Qorvo has a consensus price target of $95.35, suggesting a potential upside of 4.74%. Given Planet Labs PBC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Qorvo.

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
Qorvo
3 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

Summary

Qorvo beats Planet Labs PBC on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PL vs. The Competition

MetricPlanet Labs PBCSatellite Communication IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.92B$3.61B$30.09B$21.25B
Dividend YieldN/A2.25%3.16%3.49%
P/E Ratio-17.5912.32419.1129.29
Price / Sales7.897.901,605.8962.65
Price / CashN/A19.7034.3218.29
Price / Book4.323.479.175.29
Net Income-$123.20M-$160.56M$808.33M$998.51M
7 Day Performance-12.06%-1.84%-1.52%-0.40%
1 Month Performance-3.11%16.37%1.94%5.16%
1 Year Performance156.21%105.73%24,023.83%14.22%

Planet Labs PBC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.011 of 5 stars
$6.40
-0.7%
$6.86
+7.3%
+163.7%$1.94B$244.35M-17.74800News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
QRVO
Qorvo
4.3005 of 5 stars
$90.70
-0.9%
$95.35
+5.1%
-15.9%$8.40B$3.72B106.716,200Positive News
Short Interest ↓
OLED
Universal Display
4.3454 of 5 stars
$138.59
-1.9%
$190.43
+37.4%
-23.8%$6.59B$647.68M27.07440Positive News
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor
3.3048 of 5 stars
$58.82
-3.3%
$64.25
+9.2%
+50.6%$6.52B$1.44B33.805,359Positive News
SITM
SiTime
1.0112 of 5 stars
$241.67
-0.5%
$243.33
+0.7%
+67.3%$6.28B$255.62M-69.45380News Coverage
Insider Trade
ALGM
Allegro MicroSystems
3.919 of 5 stars
$30.85
-3.6%
$37.56
+21.7%
+28.6%$5.71B$761.49M-83.382,300Positive News
PI
Impinj
2.6262 of 5 stars
$187.47
-1.6%
$163.29
-12.9%
+19.5%$5.45B$366.09M18,765.77390News Coverage
Insider Trade
LPL
LG Display
0.8437 of 5 stars
$4.39
-1.2%
N/A+17.0%$4.39B$19.51B-10.4427,700Short Interest ↑
COMM
CommScope
4.2137 of 5 stars
$16.04
+0.5%
$14.75
-8.0%
+310.2%$3.55B$4.21B6.0320,000
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.5458 of 5 stars
$79.68
-3.7%
$87.78
+10.2%
+33.9%$2.71B$803.55M33.621,430Positive News
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.7294 of 5 stars
$11.28
+0.1%
$13.31
+18.0%
+42.5%$2.52B$1.08B70.503,600News Coverage
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Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑

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