PL vs. SITM, TSEM, LPL, VIAV, PI, KLIC, SIMO, NN, HIMX, and LUNR
Should you be buying Planet Labs PBC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Planet Labs PBC include SiTime (SITM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), LG Display (LPL), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Impinj (PI), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), NextNav (NN), Himax Technologies (HIMX), and Intuitive Machines (LUNR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Planet Labs PBC vs.
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.
In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 35 more articles in the media than SiTime. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 5 mentions for SiTime. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of -0.06 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SiTime has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Planet Labs PBC. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Labs PBC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.
41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SiTime 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.
SiTime received 76 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.07% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote while only 58.73% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.
SiTime has a net margin of -46.18% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -48.88%. SiTime's return on equity of -10.12% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.
Planet Labs PBC currently has a consensus price target of $6.27, suggesting a potential upside of 58.53%. SiTime has a consensus price target of $232.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.95%. Given Planet Labs PBC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than SiTime.
Summary
SiTime beats Planet Labs PBC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PL) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
