API
Agora, Inc.
API's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over API overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
API Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
API's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability and balance sheet are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
API PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 36x | $4.09 | — |
| Cheap | 38x | $4.17 | +1.9% |
| Fair | 41x | $4.51 | +10% |
| Expensive | 82x | $9.03 | +121% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
API has the edge over PLTR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PLTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 75x | $172 | — |
| Current | 120x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 165x | $236 | +37% |
| Fair | 251x | $359 | +109% |
| Expensive | 452x | $646 | +277% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLTR's PE is in its cheap range at 120x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 75x next year's earnings.
API Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect API's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over API on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
API Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.11 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.11 | +$0.46 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.10 | +$0.56 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.05 | +$0.54 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.24 | +$0.22 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.35 | +$0.45 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.46 | +$0.40 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.49 | +$0.66 |
API has returned to profit: it earned $0.11 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
PLTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.30 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.43 | +240% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.17 | +290% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.63 | +232% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | +110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.23 | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.19 | +111% |
PLTR's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.43 over the past year, about three times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
API Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $40.5M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $37.9M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $38.2M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $35.4M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.3M | +0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.3M | +0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.5M | -4.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $31.6M | -9.8% |
API's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $40M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.8% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.5% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.6% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.5% | +74 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.1% | +23 points |
| Q1 2025 | -11% | +27 points |
| Q4 2024 | -14% | +9 points |
| Q3 2024 | -78% | -39 points |
API's operating margin was −3.8% last quarter, up 5.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PLTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +96% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +85% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +48% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $827.5M | +36% |
PLTR has the edge over API on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +40 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | -9.5 points |
PLTR has the edge over API on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
API Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.1M | -$3.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.7M | -155% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.7M | +$11.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$12M | +$4.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.1M | +$8M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.7M | +$20.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.5M | -$2.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$16.9M | -$11.8M |
API has burned cash in most quarters: −$19M over the past year, against −$21M the year before.
PLTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +139% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $891.8M | +193% |
| Q4 2025 | $764M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $500.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $531.6M | +276% |
| Q1 2025 | $304.1M | +140% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.2M | +54% |
PLTR has the edge over API on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
API Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.3% | -2.2M shares |
| 1 year | -5.9% | -5.8M shares |
| 3 years | -8.1% | -8.1M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -18M shares |
| Available history | -9.3% | -9.5M shares |
API has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $13.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $3.9M |
API spent $33M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 88% from the year before.
PLTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +5.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +248M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +610M shares |
| Available history | +184% | +1.7B shares |
PLTR has 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $18.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $18.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.7M |
| Q1 2024 | $9M |
API Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -111.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | -114.0x | Net Cash |
API's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
PLTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
PLTR has the edge over API on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
API Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 35.3 | Neutral |
API's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 35 (neutral).
PLTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.4 | Neutral |
PLTR's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
API PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | API | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 28x | 28% above |
| PE % | 2 | 36 | 34 pts below |
API has the edge over PLTR on valuation relative to its sector.
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR is trading at 120x earnings, a 331% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
API Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.23 | 3.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.19 | 2.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.13 | 1% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.08 | 0.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.54 | 16% above |
API has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 16% above its 200-week average.
PLTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $185.8 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $167.6 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $157.1 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $143.8 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.3 | 106% above |
PLTR has the edge over API on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
API Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.5 | $42.4 | -16% |
| 2021 | $42.4 | $16.7 | -61% |
| 2022 | $16.7 | $4.02 | -76% |
| 2023 | $4.02 | $2.63 | -35% |
| 2024 | $2.63 | $4.40 | +67% |
| 2025 | $4.40 | $3.93 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.93 | $4.09 | +4.1% |
API has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.20 | $27.8 | +202% |
| 2021 | $27.8 | $18.9 | -32% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $6.29 | -67% |
| 2023 | $6.29 | $17.2 | +173% |
| 2024 | $17.2 | $79.1 | +361% |
| 2025 | $79.1 | $188.7 | +139% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.7 | $171.6 | -9.1% |
PLTR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +361% in 2024 to −67% in 2022. It's down 9.1% so far in 2026.