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$6.44 +0.24 (+3.87%)
Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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PL vs. QRVO, OLED, ALGM, LITE, TSEM, SITM, LPL, PI, SIMO, and VIAV

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

Planet Labs PBC vs. Its Competitors

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

Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus price target of $6.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.19%. Qorvo has a consensus price target of $91.53, indicating a potential upside of 5.17%. Given Qorvo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Qorvo is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Planet Labs PBC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Qorvo
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC and Planet Labs PBC both had 10 articles in the media. Qorvo's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of -0.43 indicating that Qorvo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qorvo has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Qorvo shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Qorvo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Qorvo has a net margin of 1.50% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -42.58%. Qorvo's return on equity of 12.48% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Planet Labs PBC-42.58% -23.36% -16.51%
Qorvo 1.50%12.48%6.87%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Planet Labs PBC$244.35M8.00-$123.20M-$0.36-17.89
Qorvo$3.72B2.17$55.62M$0.58150.05

Summary

Qorvo beats Planet Labs PBC on 10 of the 15 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$1.88B$2.54B$28.12B$20.84B
Dividend YieldN/A1.78%3.14%3.65%
P/E Ratio-17.8915.3133.0327.17
Price / Sales8.007.991,819.7848.23
Price / CashN/A17.6937.6422.28
Price / Book4.383.357.464.56
Net Income-$123.20M-$71.33M$779.73M$995.22M
7 Day Performance-5.71%-0.48%-0.61%-1.16%
1 Month Performance20.58%22.81%4.96%3.18%
1 Year Performance188.79%95.07%52,715.20%6.83%

Planet Labs PBC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.6141 of 5 stars
$6.44
+3.9%
$6.71
+4.2%
+204.5%$1.88B$244.35M-17.89800
QRVO
Qorvo
3.2868 of 5 stars
$87.04
-2.0%
$90.89
+4.4%
-31.1%$8.08B$3.72B150.076,200
OLED
Universal Display
4.5482 of 5 stars
$155.31
-3.0%
$190.43
+22.6%
-34.1%$7.38B$647.68M32.29440Positive News
Analyst Revision
ALGM
Allegro MicroSystems
1.8877 of 5 stars
$35.40
-1.5%
$30.88
-12.8%
+15.0%$6.55B$725.01M-90.772,300Positive News
LITE
Lumentum
3.7643 of 5 stars
$91.08
-1.8%
$84.93
-6.7%
+69.3%$6.32B$1.36B-14.127,257Gap Up
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor
3.5734 of 5 stars
$45.12
-2.8%
$60.00
+33.0%
+8.1%$5.00B$1.44B24.935,359Upcoming Earnings
SITM
SiTime
1.0668 of 5 stars
$202.94
-4.7%
$224.00
+10.4%
+31.7%$4.81B$202.70M-53.41380
LPL
LG Display
0.964 of 5 stars
$3.31
-8.3%
N/A-27.7%$3.31B$19.51B-1.8660,792Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
PI
Impinj
4.1014 of 5 stars
$112.59
-2.8%
$155.38
+38.0%
-36.6%$3.26B$366.09M-2,814.05390Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.4077 of 5 stars
$73.80
-1.4%
$83.89
+13.7%
-10.8%$2.51B$803.55M26.451,819
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.726 of 5 stars
$10.23
-2.0%
$12.69
+24.0%
+30.4%$2.28B$1.00B511.763,600Positive News

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