MEI
Methode Electronics, Inc.
MEI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over MEI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
MEI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure |
MEI's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, 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.
MEI PE Valuation
MEI 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.
MEI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MEI's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
MEI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.04 | +$0.50 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.01 | +$0.76 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.81 | +$0.79 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.77 | +$0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.54 | +$2.48 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.77 | +$1.71 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.60 | -$0.97 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.52 | -$1.76 |
MEI is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.04 per share over the past year, against $4.02 at its worst in mid-2024.
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 MEI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MEI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $265.4M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $298.1M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $233.7M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $246.9M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $240.5M | -7% |
| Q2 2025 | $257.1M | -7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $239.9M | -7.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $292.6M | +1.6% |
MEI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $265M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.7% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.6% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.2% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2% | +21 points |
MEI's operating margin was −1.5% last quarter, down 1.9 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 MEI 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 MEI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MEI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.9M | -161% |
| Q2 2026 | -$900K | -103% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.1M | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.6M | +$46.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +$20.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $26.3M | +66% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.6M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | -$58.4M | -$47.1M |
MEI's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$13M 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 MEI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MEI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +152K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +301K shares |
| 3 years | -1.7% | -608K shares |
| 5 years | -7.2% | -2.8M shares |
| Available history | -5.5% | -2.1M shares |
MEI has 36M diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $1.6M |
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 MEI 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 |
MEI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 14.9x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 5.0x | High |
MEI's net debt is about 3.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.6 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 MEI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MEI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.6 | Neutral |
MEI's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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).
MEI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MEI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
MEI 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.
MEI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.6 | 8.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $14.7 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.1 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.61 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.7 | 26% below |
MEI's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 26% 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 MEI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MEI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.2 | $37.7 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | $37.7 | $47.4 | +26% |
| 2022 | $47.4 | $44.3 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $44.3 | $22.7 | -49% |
| 2024 | $22.7 | $12.2 | -46% |
| 2025 | $12.2 | $6.76 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.76 | $12.4 | +84% |
MEI 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.