BKSY vs. PL, NN, KLIC, LUNR, SEDG, DQ, BELFA, LASR, NVTS, and HIMX
Should you be buying BlackSky Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackSky Technology include Planet Labs PBC (PL), NextNav (NN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), DAQO New Energy (DQ), Bel Fuse (BELFA), nLight (LASR), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), and Himax Technologies (HIMX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
BlackSky Technology vs. Its Competitors
BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY) and Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
BlackSky Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackSky Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Planet Labs PBC has a net margin of -42.58% compared to BlackSky Technology's net margin of -82.04%. Planet Labs PBC's return on equity of -23.36% beat BlackSky Technology's return on equity.
27.2% of BlackSky Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of BlackSky Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned 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.
BlackSky Technology has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 2 more articles in the media than BlackSky Technology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 8 mentions for BlackSky Technology. Planet Labs PBC's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat BlackSky Technology's score of 0.78 indicating that Planet Labs PBC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BlackSky Technology presently has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.90%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus target price of $6.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.15%. Given BlackSky Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BlackSky Technology is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.
Summary
Planet Labs PBC beats BlackSky Technology on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BKSY) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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