Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Competitors

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has better earnings & valuation, AMZN or PLTR?

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Palantir Technologies. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palantir Technologies, 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
Amazon.com	$670.04B	3.64	$59.25B	$6.56	34.91
Palantir Technologies	$3.44B	108.05	$462.19M	$0.30	522.37

Is AMZN or PLTR more profitable?

Palantir Technologies has a net margin of 22.18% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 10.54%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat Palantir Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amazon.com	10.54%	23.84%	11.14%
Palantir Technologies	22.18%	10.75%	8.71%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMZN or PLTR?

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMZN or PLTR?

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AMZN or PLTR?

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 94 more articles in the media than Palantir Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 223 mentions for Amazon.com and 129 mentions for Palantir Technologies. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Palantir Technologies' score of 0.93 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com	169 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Palantir Technologies	78 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AMZN or PLTR?

Amazon.com currently has a consensus price target of $262.87, suggesting a potential upside of 14.79%. Palantir Technologies has a consensus price target of $136.61, suggesting a potential downside of 12.83%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amazon.com	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	46 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Palantir Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Summary

Amazon.com beats Palantir Technologies on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.