AVT
Avnet, Inc.
AVT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over AVT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
AVT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure |
AVT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
AVT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.6x | $37.55 | -56% |
| Fair | 12x | $83.17 | -2.9% |
| Current | 13x | $85.64 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $168 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AVT's PE is in its fair range at 13x.
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 AVT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AVT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for AVT to show an outlook.
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.
AVT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.68 | +147% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.01 | +46% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.59 | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.46 | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.70 | -30% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.75 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.59 | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.55 | -51% |
AVT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $6.68 over the past year, against $9.09 in early 2023.
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 AVT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AVT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.7B | +82% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.3B | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.1B | +34% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.9B | +5.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.6B | +1% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | -6% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | -8.7% |
AVT's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $10.7B last quarter, up 82% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.4% | +2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.4% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3% | -1.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7% | -1.1 points |
AVT's operating margin was 4.4% last quarter, up 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 AVT 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 AVT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AVT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$866.7M | -$697.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$307.5M | -485% |
| Q1 2026 | -$70.7M | -162% |
| Q4 2025 | $192.9M | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | -$169.2M | -327% |
| Q2 2025 | $79.9M | -68% |
| Q1 2025 | $114.1M | -75% |
| Q4 2024 | $308.5M | +$432.7M |
AVT's free cash flow was −$1.1B over the past year, against $333M 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 AVT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AVT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.1% | +2.6M shares |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +1.5M shares |
| 3 years | -7.7% | -7.2M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -15.1M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -15.3M shares |
AVT has 86M diluted shares, up 1.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $138.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $50M |
| Q1 2025 | $101.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $52.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $100M |
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 AVT 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 |
AVT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
AVT's net debt is about 3.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.8 years 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 AVT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AVT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.5 | Oversold |
AVT's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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).
AVT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AVT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 28x | 54% below |
| PE % | 51 | 35 | 16 pts above |
AVT 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.
AVT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $92.6 | 7.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $91.6 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.1 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $64.0 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $56.4 | 52% above |
AVT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 52% 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 AVT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AVT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.5 | $34.5 | -19% |
| 2021 | $34.5 | $40.3 | +17% |
| 2022 | $40.3 | $41.7 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | $41.7 | $50.4 | +21% |
| 2024 | $50.4 | $52.9 | +5% |
| 2025 | $52.9 | $49.3 | -6.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $49.3 | $85.6 | +74% |
AVT 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.