LGL
The LGL Group, Inc.
LGL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over LGL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
LGL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
LGL's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability 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.
LGL PE Valuation
LGL 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.
LGL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LGL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over LGL on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
LGL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.30 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.16 | -194% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.02 | -150% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.03 | -57% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | +86% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.17 | +240% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.04 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.07 | +250% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.07 | +40% |
LGL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.16 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 LGL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LGL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2M | +5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1M | -6% |
| Q2 2025 | $924K | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $918K | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | +16% |
LGL's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $1M last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7% | -9.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -39% | -35 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -77 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.4% | -26 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | -12 points |
LGL's operating margin was 1.7% last quarter, down 9.1 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 LGL 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 LGL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LGL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1K | -100% |
| Q2 2026 | -$393K | -$203K |
| Q1 2026 | $501K | +47% |
| Q4 2025 | -$355K | -$338K |
| Q3 2025 | $275K | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | -$190K | -194% |
| Q1 2025 | $340K | +113% |
| Q4 2024 | -$17K | +$52K |
LGL's free cash flow was −$248,000 over the past year, against $408,000 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 LGL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LGL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +71% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +94% | +5.3M shares |
| 3 years | +105% | +5.6M shares |
| 5 years | +106% | +5.6M shares |
| Available history | +120% | +6M shares |
LGL has 11M diluted shares, up 94% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
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 LGL 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 |
LGL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | -152.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -25.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -39.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -204.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -68.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -9.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -15.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -9.3x | Net Cash |
LGL 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 more cash than debt.
LGL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.2 | Neutral |
LGL's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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).
LGL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LGL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
LGL 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.
LGL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.82 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.99 | 0% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.88 | 1.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.76 | 3.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.02 | 16% above |
LGL 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.
LGL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.84 | $3.76 | -36% |
| 2021 | $3.76 | $4.34 | +15% |
| 2022 | $4.34 | $4.08 | -6% |
| 2023 | $4.08 | $6.14 | +50% |
| 2024 | $6.14 | $5.76 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | $5.76 | $5.77 | +0.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.77 | $6.99 | +21% |
LGL 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.