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Planet Labs PBC (PL) Competitors

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$4.04 +0.16 (+4.12%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET)

PL vs. HLIT, COMM, VSAT, CRNT, BKSY, SATL, GILT, VUZI, AVNW, and ONDS

Should you be buying Planet Labs PBC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Planet Labs PBC include Harmonic (HLIT), CommScope (COMM), Viasat (VSAT), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), Satellogic (SATL), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Vuzix (VUZI), Aviat Networks (AVNW), and Ondas (ONDS). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.

Planet Labs PBC vs.

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

Harmonic received 331 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.58% of users gave Harmonic an outperform vote while only 50.94% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
HarmonicOutperform Votes
358
60.58%
Underperform Votes
233
39.42%
Planet Labs PBCOutperform Votes
27
50.94%
Underperform Votes
26
49.06%

Harmonic has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harmonic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Harmonic$623.65M2.49$83.99M$0.7318.25
Planet Labs PBC$241.65M4.96-$140.51M-$0.41-9.85

Harmonic has a net margin of 13.62% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -48.88%. Harmonic's return on equity of 7.56% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Harmonic13.62% 7.56% 4.23%
Planet Labs PBC -48.88%-24.16%-17.73%

99.4% of Harmonic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Harmonic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Harmonic has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Harmonic currently has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 14.49%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus price target of $4.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Harmonic's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Harmonic is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Harmonic
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Planet Labs PBC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 13 more articles in the media than Harmonic. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 3 mentions for Harmonic. Harmonic's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.92 indicating that Harmonic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Harmonic
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Planet Labs PBC
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Harmonic beats Planet Labs PBC on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PL vs. The Competition

MetricPlanet Labs PBCRadio & t.v. communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.20B$11.29B$25.91B$19.18B
Dividend YieldN/A1.55%2.78%3.60%
P/E Ratio-9.8515.50238.1141.30
Price / Sales4.965.693,337.4817.60
Price / CashN/A16.0535.6821.28
Price / Book2.5617.328.115.32
Net Income-$140.51M$254.60M$681.16M$989.88M
7 Day Performance0.75%-2.60%0.41%-3.54%
1 Month Performance21.87%19.86%7.00%-3.68%
1 Year Performance70.46%34.70%23.09%12.14%

Planet Labs PBC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PL
Planet Labs PBC
2.7008 of 5 stars
$4.04
+4.1%
$4.33
+7.1%
+72.3%$1.20B$241.65M-9.851,180Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
HLIT
Harmonic
4.1672 of 5 stars
$13.26
+0.6%
$15.25
+15.0%
+12.0%$1.55B$623.65M18.051,359News Coverage
Positive News
COMM
CommScope
1.9784 of 5 stars
$5.72
-0.3%
$2.50
-56.3%
+129.6%$1.23B$5.79B-1.3020,000Analyst Downgrade
Gap Down
VSAT
Viasat
3.9499 of 5 stars
$9.31
-0.3%
$18.33
+96.9%
-65.5%$1.20B$4.28B-2.997,500
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
3.2117 of 5 stars
$4.78
-0.2%
$6.83
+43.0%
+114.1%$408.30M$377.62M21.771,407High Trading Volume
BKSY
BlackSky Technology
2.0334 of 5 stars
$11.58
+10.2%
$17.60
+52.0%
+0.3%$356.43M$94.49M-5.03210News Coverage
Gap Down
SATL
Satellogic
0.2822 of 5 stars
$3.87
+10.3%
N/A+73.4%$349.48M$13.72M0.00330Gap Down
High Trading Volume
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
2.6138 of 5 stars
$6.12
+2.9%
$8.50
+38.9%
-4.7%$348.94M$302.93M20.521,183Positive News
VUZI
Vuzix
0.2549 of 5 stars
$3.37
+6.6%
$2.00
-40.7%
+97.3%$248.07M$12.13M-2.7394Gap Down
AVNW
Aviat Networks
4.0443 of 5 stars
$18.01
-0.6%
$38.60
+114.3%
-47.0%$228.55M$409.60M-58.45710Positive News
ONDS
Ondas
0.9665 of 5 stars
$1.65
+17.5%
$1.50
-8.8%
+23.5%$127.14M$15.69M-2.29108News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:PL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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