ATEN
A10 Networks, Inc.
ATEN has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over ATEN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ATEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
ATEN's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ATEN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 18x | $11.50 | -61% |
| Forward | 24x | $29.30 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $16.77 | -43% |
| Current | 45x | $29.30 | — |
| Expensive | 47x | $30.25 | +3.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ATEN's PE is in its expensive range at 45x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 24x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 ATEN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ATEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ATEN, with profitability improving.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PLTR, with profitability improving.
ATEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.20 | +85% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.65 | -4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.59 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.61 | -9% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.57 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.68 | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.68 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.67 | +9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.67 | +26% |
ATEN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.65 over the past year, against $1.28 in mid-2022.
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 ATEN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ATEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $91.5M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $80.1M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $75M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $80.4M | +8.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $74.7M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $69.4M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $66.1M | +9% |
| Q4 2024 | $74.2M | +5.4% |
ATEN's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $92M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | -6.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | -0.8 points |
ATEN's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 2.6 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 ATEN on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 ATEN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ATEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30.7M | +70% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.5M | +53% |
| Q1 2026 | -$689K | -105% |
| Q4 2025 | $16M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.1M | +8.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.9M | +106% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7M | -57% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.3M | +$23.7M |
ATEN generated $74M in free cash flow over the past year, up 2.1% 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 ATEN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ATEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +51K shares |
| 1 year | +3.6% | +2.7M shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -105K shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -4.2M shares |
| Available history | -0.5% | -378K shares |
ATEN has 76M diluted shares, up 3.6% from a year ago, despite $35M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $11M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $47M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.8M |
ATEN spent $35M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 49% 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 the edge over ATEN 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 |
ATEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
ATEN's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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 ATEN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ATEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
ATEN's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (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).
ATEN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ATEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45x | 28x | 62% above |
| PE % | 80 | 35 | 45 pts above |
ATEN 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.
ATEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.4 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $28.3 | 3.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.3 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.7 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $17.9 | 64% above |
ATEN has the edge over PLTR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 106% above its 200-week average.
ATEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.86 | $9.96 | +45% |
| 2021 | $9.96 | $16.3 | +63% |
| 2022 | $16.3 | $17.0 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | $17.0 | $13.2 | -23% |
| 2024 | $13.2 | $18.6 | +41% |
| 2025 | $18.6 | $18.1 | -2.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.1 | $29.3 | +62% |
ATEN 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.