Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) is one of 953 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Palantir Technologies to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Palantir Technologies and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Palantir Technologies | $7.29 billion | $1.63 billion | 112.27 |
| Palantir Technologies Competitors | $1.93 billion | $386.03 million | 107.25 |
Palantir Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Palantir Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Palantir Technologies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Palantir Technologies | 50.34% | 30.49% | 25.71% |
| Palantir Technologies Competitors | -612.41% | 21.13% | -8.86% |
Volatility & Risk
Palantir Technologies has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palantir Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 1.34, indicating that their average stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are held 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Palantir Technologies and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Palantir Technologies | 3 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Palantir Technologies Competitors | 5740 | 21506 | 44854 | 1493 | 2.57 |
Palantir Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $214.53, indicating a potential upside of 33.63%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 29.17%. Given Palantir Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Palantir Technologies is more favorable than its competitors.
Summary
Palantir Technologies beats its competitors on 12 of the 13 factors compared.
Palantir Technologies Company Profile
Palantir Technologies, Inc. engages in the business of building and deploying software platforms that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. It operates under the Commercial and Government segments. The Commercial segment focuses on customers working in non-government industries. The Government segment is involved in providing services to customers that are the United States government and non-United States government agencies. The company was founded by Alexander Ceadmon Karp, Peter Andreas Thiel, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.
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