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Planet Labs PBC (PL) Competitors

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PL vs. OLED, ALGM, LITE, TSEM, SITM, LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, and NN

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

Planet Labs PBC vs. Its Competitors

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

78.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Universal Display shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Universal Display$647.68M11.10$222.08M$4.8131.44
Planet Labs PBC$244.35M7.87-$123.20M-$0.36-17.60

Universal Display has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Universal Display has a net margin of 35.40% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -42.58%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.35% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Universal Display35.40% 15.35% 13.47%
Planet Labs PBC -42.58%-23.36%-16.51%

Universal Display currently has a consensus price target of $190.43, suggesting a potential upside of 25.92%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus price target of $6.71, suggesting a potential upside of 5.92%. Given Universal Display's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Universal Display
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Planet Labs PBC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

In the previous week, Universal Display had 13 more articles in the media than Planet Labs PBC. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Universal Display and 11 mentions for Planet Labs PBC. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of -0.43 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Universal Display beats Planet Labs PBC on 12 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$1.92B$2.50B$28.19B$20.62B
Dividend YieldN/A1.78%3.14%3.65%
P/E Ratio-17.6015.4133.0527.22
Price / Sales7.878.001,722.1353.72
Price / CashN/A17.6937.6422.28
Price / Book4.313.337.574.59
Net Income-$123.20M-$71.33M$779.73M$995.22M
7 Day Performance-7.25%-1.59%-0.18%-1.00%
1 Month Performance18.61%21.19%5.41%3.35%
1 Year Performance184.08%92.91%52,756.95%7.07%

Planet Labs PBC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.6265 of 5 stars
$6.42
-0.2%
$6.71
+4.6%
+204.5%$1.94B$244.35M-17.79800
OLED
Universal Display
4.5521 of 5 stars
$153.05
-1.6%
$190.43
+24.4%
-34.1%$7.27B$647.68M31.82440Positive News
Analyst Revision
ALGM
Allegro MicroSystems
1.8838 of 5 stars
$36.60
-0.4%
$32.50
-11.2%
+15.0%$6.77B$725.01M-93.842,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LITE
Lumentum
3.8724 of 5 stars
$92.24
-0.8%
$85.53
-7.3%
+69.3%$6.40B$1.36B-14.307,257
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor
3.4611 of 5 stars
$44.70
-1.3%
$60.00
+34.2%
+8.1%$4.95B$1.44B24.705,359Upcoming Earnings
SITM
SiTime
1.6047 of 5 stars
$205.77
-0.3%
$224.00
+8.9%
+31.7%$4.88B$202.70M-54.15380Positive News
LPL
LG Display
0.9621 of 5 stars
$3.43
+0.4%
N/A-27.7%$3.43B$27.43T-1.9360,792Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PI
Impinj
4.1164 of 5 stars
$112.70
-3.5%
$155.38
+37.9%
-36.6%$3.27B$366.09M-2,816.80390Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.404 of 5 stars
$72.41
-1.4%
$83.89
+15.9%
-10.8%$2.46B$780.73M25.951,819
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.7214 of 5 stars
$10.22
-0.5%
$12.69
+24.1%
+30.4%$2.28B$1.00B511.263,600Positive News
NN
NextNav
1.5898 of 5 stars
$16.25
+0.7%
$20.00
+23.1%
+75.8%$2.15B$6.16M-15.9360Positive News

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This page (NYSE:PL) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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