Planet Labs PBC (PL) Competitors $6.78 +0.31 (+4.71%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.79 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 08/22/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PL vs. QRVO, LITE, OLED, SITM, ALGM, TSEM, PI, LPL, COMM, and SIMOShould you be buying Planet Labs PBC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Planet Labs PBC include Qorvo (QRVO), Lumentum (LITE), Universal Display (OLED), SiTime (SITM), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Impinj (PI), LG Display (LPL), CommScope (COMM), and Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Planet Labs PBC vs. Its Competitors Qorvo Lumentum Universal Display SiTime Allegro MicroSystems Tower Semiconductor Impinj LG Display CommScope Silicon Motion Technology Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate PL or QRVO? Planet Labs PBC currently has a consensus price target of $6.86, suggesting a potential upside of 1.11%. Qorvo has a consensus price target of $95.35, suggesting a potential upside of 2.59%. Given Qorvo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 2.90Qorvo 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PL or QRVO? 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 RatioPlanet Labs PBC$244.35M8.43-$123.20M-$0.36-18.85Qorvo$3.72B2.32$55.62M$0.85109.35 Is PL or QRVO more profitable? Qorvo has a net margin of 2.21% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -42.58%. Qorvo's return on equity of 12.63% 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 2.21%12.63%7.05% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PL or QRVO? 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Qorvo shares are held by institutional investors. 18.9% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Qorvo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PL or QRVO? Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qorvo has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PL or QRVO? In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 1 more articles in the media than Qorvo. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 7 mentions for Qorvo. Qorvo's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.66 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Qorvo 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryQorvo beats Planet Labs PBC on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Planet Labs PBC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlanet Labs PBCSatellite Communication IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.06B$2.43B$29.87B$21.32BDividend YieldN/A2.24%3.07%3.51%P/E Ratio-18.8512.3354.5829.14Price / Sales8.437.841,264.8755.18Price / CashN/A17.3135.9824.09Price / Book4.623.299.605.47Net Income-$123.20M-$160.56M$805.43M$992.74M7 Day Performance-0.07%0.22%1.72%2.68%1 Month Performance-1.02%-5.11%-0.45%1.53%1 Year Performance148.08%80.68%24,034.14%10.77% Planet Labs PBC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLPlanet Labs PBC1.3202 of 5 stars$6.79+4.7%$6.86+1.1%+165.0%$2.06B$244.35M-18.85800QRVOQorvo3.8719 of 5 stars$89.25-0.1%$95.35+6.8%-15.8%$8.27B$3.72B105.006,200Positive NewsLITELumentum4.2754 of 5 stars$118.98+2.7%$124.00+4.2%+114.7%$8.26B$1.65B517.307,257News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeOLEDUniversal Display4.2112 of 5 stars$141.88+0.3%$190.43+34.2%-23.8%$6.74B$647.68M27.71440Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSITMSiTime1.2147 of 5 stars$226.72+2.4%$240.00+5.9%+75.8%$5.89B$202.70M-65.15380Positive NewsALGMAllegro MicroSystems3.4537 of 5 stars$30.83+0.4%$37.56+21.8%+32.2%$5.70B$725.01M-83.322,300Positive NewsShort Interest ↓TSEMTower Semiconductor3.2558 of 5 stars$49.21+5.0%$64.25+30.6%+35.6%$5.45B$1.44B28.285,359Positive NewsPIImpinj2.4345 of 5 stars$165.74+2.5%$163.29-1.5%+11.6%$4.82B$366.09M16,590.59390News CoveragePositive NewsLPLLG Display1.8405 of 5 stars$4.42-0.5%N/A+5.2%$4.42B$19.51B-10.5260,792Short Interest ↓COMMCommScope4.3573 of 5 stars$15.69+1.2%$14.75-6.0%+286.4%$3.48B$4.21B5.9020,000Options VolumeSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.5181 of 5 stars$75.28+2.2%$87.78+16.6%+17.9%$2.56B$768.74M31.761,819Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Qorvo Competitors Lumentum Competitors Universal Display Competitors SiTime Competitors Allegro MicroSystems Competitors Tower Semiconductor Competitors Impinj Competitors LG Display Competitors CommScope Competitors Silicon Motion Technology Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PL) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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