Roblox (RBLX) Competitors

Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) and Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLTR or RBLX?

Roblox received 41 more outperform votes than Palantir Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.66% of users gave Roblox an outperform vote while only 42.19% of users gave Palantir Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Palantir Technologies	Outperform Votes 81 42.19%	Underperform Votes 111 57.81%
Roblox	Outperform Votes 122 47.66%	Underperform Votes 134 52.34%

Does the media refer more to PLTR or RBLX?

In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 79 more articles in the media than Roblox. MarketBeat recorded 133 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 54 mentions for Roblox. Palantir Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Roblox's score of 0.55 indicating that Palantir Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palantir Technologies	68 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roblox	20 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PLTR or RBLX?

Palantir Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Roblox. Roblox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palantir Technologies, 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
Palantir Technologies	$2.23B	58.54	$209.82M	$0.20	290.81
Roblox	$2.80B	11.35	-$1.15B	-$1.64	-31.89

Do analysts prefer PLTR or RBLX?

Palantir Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $31.71, suggesting a potential downside of 45.47%. Roblox has a consensus target price of $55.30, suggesting a potential upside of 5.74%. Given Roblox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Roblox is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palantir Technologies	6 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Roblox	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLTR or RBLX?

45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Roblox shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Palantir Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of Roblox shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, PLTR or RBLX?

Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.7, suggesting that its share price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roblox has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PLTR or RBLX more profitable?

Palantir Technologies has a net margin of 18.01% compared to Roblox's net margin of -30.90%. Palantir Technologies' return on equity of 9.94% beat Roblox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palantir Technologies	18.01%	9.94%	7.91%
Roblox	-30.90%	-986.36%	-16.20%

Summary

Palantir Technologies beats Roblox on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.