IE
Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
IE trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over IE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
IE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
IE's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
IE PE Valuation
IE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
IE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect IE's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
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.
IE Earnings Per Share
IE lost $0.85 per share over the past year, about the same as its loss 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 IE in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
IE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $708K | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $724K | -32% |
| Q1 2026 | $858K | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $896K | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $545K | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1M | +99% |
| Q1 2025 | $735K | +104% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3M | -20% |
IE's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $708,000 last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4071% | +257 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2967% | -567 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11277% | +14951 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4168% | -1938 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4328% | +1906 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2400% | +6623 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3674% | +12126 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2229% | +611 points |
IE's operating margin was −4071% last quarter, up 257 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 IE 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 IE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$28.8M | -$1.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$20.2M | +$1.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$42.9M | -$27.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$25.7M | +$6.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$27.6M | +$9.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$21.3M | +$23.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$15.8M | +$34.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$32.4M | +$11.6M |
IE has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$118M over the past year, against −$97M 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 IE on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +20% | +26.7M shares |
| 3 years | +52% | +54.7M shares |
| 5 years | +72% | +66.7M shares |
IE has 160M diluted shares, up 20% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
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 IE 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 |
IE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -18.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -15.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -22.2x | Net Cash |
IE 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.
IE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.3 | Oversold |
IE's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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).
IE PE vs Technology Sector
IE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
IE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.74 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.43 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.3 | 43% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.6 | 34% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.8 | 36% below |
IE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 36% below 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 IE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9.01 | $12.2 | +36% |
| 2023 | $12.2 | $10.1 | -18% |
| 2024 | $10.1 | $7.80 | -23% |
| 2025 | $7.80 | $16.9 | +116% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.9 | $6.95 | -59% |
IE has finished lower in two of the last four years. It's down 59% so far in 2026.
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 has the edge over IE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.