Planet Labs PBC (PL) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PL or LITE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Planet Labs PBC	$244.35M	4.06	-$140.51M	-$0.42	-7.82
Lumentum	$1.41B	2.58	-$546.50M	-$7.69	-6.85

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PL or LITE?

Lumentum received 876 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.66% of users gave Lumentum an outperform vote while only 57.81% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Planet Labs PBC	Outperform Votes 37 57.81%	Underperform Votes 27 42.19%
Lumentum	Outperform Votes 913 71.66%	Underperform Votes 361 28.34%

Is PL or LITE more profitable?

Lumentum has a net margin of -36.98% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -48.88%. Lumentum's return on equity of -7.25% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Planet Labs PBC	-48.88%	-24.16%	-17.73%
Lumentum	-36.98%	-7.25%	-1.76%

Which has more volatility and risk, PL or LITE?

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lumentum has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PL or LITE?

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Lumentum shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lumentum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PL or LITE?

In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 4 more articles in the media than Lumentum. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 13 mentions for Lumentum. Lumentum's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.90 indicating that Lumentum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Planet Labs PBC	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lumentum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PL or LITE?

Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus target price of $5.98, suggesting a potential upside of 82.04%. Lumentum has a consensus target price of $87.40, suggesting a potential upside of 65.88%. Given Planet Labs PBC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Lumentum.

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
Lumentum	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Summary

Lumentum beats Planet Labs PBC on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.