Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Competitors

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) and Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Do analysts prefer VLN or PL?

Valens Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.72%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus price target of $5.98, indicating a potential upside of 79.31%. Given Planet Labs PBC's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Valens Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valens Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Planet Labs PBC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VLN or PL?

Valens Semiconductor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valens Semiconductor, 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
Valens Semiconductor	$57.86M	5.05	-$19.66M	-$0.35	-7.84
Planet Labs PBC	$244.35M	4.13	-$140.51M	-$0.42	-7.94

Which has more volatility and risk, VLN or PL?

Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VLN or PL?

In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 10 more articles in the media than Valens Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 1 mentions for Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of -0.01 indicating that Valens Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valens Semiconductor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Planet Labs PBC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VLN or PL?

33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by institutional investors. 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VLN or PL more profitable?

Valens Semiconductor has a net margin of -41.94% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -48.88%. Valens Semiconductor's return on equity of -14.05% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valens Semiconductor	-41.94%	-14.05%	-12.51%
Planet Labs PBC	-48.88%	-24.16%	-17.73%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VLN or PL?

Planet Labs PBC received 26 more outperform votes than Valens Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.81% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote while only 44.00% of users gave Valens Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valens Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 11 44.00%	Underperform Votes 14 56.00%
Planet Labs PBC	Outperform Votes 37 57.81%	Underperform Votes 27 42.19%

Summary

Valens Semiconductor beats Planet Labs PBC on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.