BHE
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
BHE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over BHE overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
BHE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
BHE'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.
BHE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $25.39 | -61% |
| Forward | 19x | $64.81 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $40.74 | -37% |
| Current | 42x | $64.81 | — |
| Expensive | 61x | $93.51 | +44% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BHE's PE is in its expensive range at 42x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x 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 BHE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BHE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BHE, with profitability holding steady.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over BHE on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
BHE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.41 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.54 | +52% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.46 | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.94 | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.68 | -60% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.01 | -41% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.04 | -44% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.44 | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.72 | -3.9% |
BHE earned $1.54 per share over the past year, up 52% from 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 BHE on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BHE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $810.9M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $756M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $677.3M | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $704.3M | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $680.7M | +3.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $642.3M | -3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $631.8M | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $656.9M | -5% |
BHE's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $811M last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.2% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3% | -0.3 points |
BHE's operating margin was 3.8% last quarter, about level with 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 BHE 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 BHE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BHE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.4M | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.8M | +$36.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $31M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $48.2M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.1M | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.1M | -35% |
| Q4 2024 | $37.2M | -71% |
| Q3 2024 | $29.2M | +63% |
BHE still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $116M over the past year.
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 BHE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BHE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -1K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +214K shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +520K shares |
| 5 years | +2% | +730K shares |
| Available history | -6.1% | -2.4M shares |
BHE has 36M diluted shares, up 0.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.5M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $5.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $854,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q2 2025 | $8M |
| Q1 2025 | $8M |
| Q4 2024 | $1,000 |
BHE spent $15M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 42% 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 BHE 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 |
BHE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
BHE has more cash than debt.
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 BHE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BHE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.1 | Oversold |
BHE's weekly RSI is 43 (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).
BHE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BHE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 28x | 51% above |
| PE % | 69 | 35 | 34 pts above |
BHE 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.
BHE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $72.7 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $76.3 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $68.7 | 5.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $54.4 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.0 | 51% above |
BHE has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 51% 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 BHE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BHE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.6 | $26.7 | -23% |
| 2021 | $26.7 | $26.4 | -1% |
| 2022 | $26.4 | $27.0 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | $27.0 | $27.6 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | $27.6 | $46.1 | +67% |
| 2025 | $46.1 | $44.8 | -2.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $44.8 | $64.8 | +45% |
BHE 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.