ASYS
Amtech Systems, Inc.
ASYS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over ASYS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ASYS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ASYS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ASYS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.2x | $2.48 | -80% |
| Fair | 32x | $8.65 | -30% |
| Forward | 35x | $12.43 | — |
| Current | 46x | $12.43 | — |
| Expensive | 78x | $20.98 | +69% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ASYS's PE is in its fair range at 46x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 35x next year's earnings.
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 has the edge over ASYS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ASYS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ASYS, but weaker profitability.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over ASYS on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ASYS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.36 | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.27 | +$2.51 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.18 | +$2.40 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.13 | -2762% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.12 | -$1.52 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.24 | -$0.83 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.22 | -$0.71 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.08 | +$1.43 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.60 | +$0.29 |
ASYS has returned to profit: it earned $0.27 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
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 has the edge over ASYS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ASYS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $22.4M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.5M | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $19M | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.8M | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.6M | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.6M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $24.4M | -2.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $24.1M | -13% |
ASYS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $22M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 9.9% | +5.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.8% | +212 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.1% | +2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | +9.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.7% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -203% | -208 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4% | +37 points |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1% | +42 points |
ASYS's operating margin was 9.9% last quarter, up 5.2 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 ASYS 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 ASYS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ASYS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $994K | -50% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9M | +843% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.8M | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $2M | +54% |
| Q2 2025 | $2M | +515% |
| Q1 2025 | $201K | +$1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M | -35% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3M | +$2.8M |
ASYS generated $9M in free cash flow over the past year, up 41% from 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 ASYS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ASYS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +1.7M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +2M shares |
| 5 years | +12% | +1.7M shares |
| Available history | +12% | +1.7M shares |
ASYS has 16M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2021 | $2.7M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
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 the edge over ASYS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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 |
ASYS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -9.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
ASYS has the edge over PLTR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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 more cash than debt.
ASYS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.1 | Oversold |
ASYS's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
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).
ASYS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ASYS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 46x | 28x | 65% above |
| PE % | 60 | 35 | 25 pts above |
ASYS 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.
ASYS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.0 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.1 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.3 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.5 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $8.74 | 42% above |
ASYS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 42% 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 ASYS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ASYS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.01 | $6.13 | -13% |
| 2021 | $6.13 | $9.49 | +55% |
| 2022 | $9.49 | $7.85 | -17% |
| 2023 | $7.85 | $4.20 | -46% |
| 2024 | $4.20 | $5.54 | +32% |
| 2025 | $5.54 | $12.8 | +130% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.8 | $12.4 | -2.6% |
ASYS 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.