LFUS
Littelfuse, Inc.
LFUS has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over LFUS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
LFUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
LFUS's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
LFUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $397 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $23.29 | -94% |
| Fair | 29x | $36.08 | -91% |
| Expensive | 56x | $69.13 | -83% |
| Current | 322x | $397 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LFUS's PE is in its expensive range at 322x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x 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 LFUS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
LFUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LFUS, 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.
LFUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $21.86 | +1678% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.23 | -74% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.49 | -111% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.68 | -144% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.89 | -172% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.75 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.30 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.82 | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.00 | -61% |
LFUS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.23 over the past year, against $14.94 in late 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 LFUS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LFUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $766.7M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $738.8M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $657M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $593.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $624.6M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $613.4M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $554.3M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $529.5M | -0.8% |
LFUS's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $767M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.3% | -21 points |
LFUS's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 4.4 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 LFUS 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 LFUS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LFUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $215.7M | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $127.3M | +75% |
| Q1 2026 | $66.2M | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $131.2M | +102% |
| Q2 2025 | $72.6M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.7M | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $134.8M | +11% |
LFUS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $529M over the past year, up 39% 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 LFUS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LFUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +54K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +572K shares |
| 3 years | +2.1% | +531K shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +748K shares |
| Available history | +3.4% | +856K shares |
LFUS has 26M diluted shares, up 2.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $179,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LFUS hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 LFUS 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 |
LFUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
LFUS 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 LFUS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LFUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.6 | Neutral |
LFUS's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (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).
LFUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LFUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 322x | 28x | 1,057% above |
| PE % | 100 | 35 | 65 pts above |
LFUS is trading at 322x earnings, a 1057% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR has the edge over LFUS on valuation relative to its sector.
LFUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $398.7 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $413.0 | 4% below |
| 50 week MA | $381.8 | 3.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $306.1 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $280.0 | 42% above |
LFUS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-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 LFUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LFUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $192.0 | $251.7 | +31% |
| 2021 | $251.7 | $304.3 | +21% |
| 2022 | $304.3 | $218.6 | -28% |
| 2023 | $218.6 | $267.6 | +22% |
| 2024 | $267.6 | $237.0 | -11% |
| 2025 | $237.0 | $262.1 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $262.1 | $396.6 | +51% |
LFUS 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.