PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over POWI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
POWI
Power Integrations, Inc.
POWI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
POWI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
POWI's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
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 POWI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
POWI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 23x | $18.45 | -60% |
| Forward | 26x | $46.06 | — |
| Fair | 53x | $41.55 | -9.8% |
| Current | 58x | $46.06 | — |
| Expensive | 97x | $76.52 | +66% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
POWI's PE is in its fair range at 58x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
POWI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for POWI, with profitability improving.
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 POWI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
POWI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.76 | +123% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.79 | +163% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.45 | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.30 | -53% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.30 | -55% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.57 | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.64 | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.56 | -42% |
POWI's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.79 over the past year, against $3.41 in mid-2020.
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 POWI 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 POWI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
POWI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.5M | +5.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $118.9M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $108.3M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $103.2M | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.9M | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $115.9M | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $105.5M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $105.3M | +18% |
POWI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $125M last quarter, up 5.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +19 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +8.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3% | -5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.5% | +4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2% | -3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.4% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | +4.9 points |
POWI's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 19 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 POWI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
POWI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36.5M | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.7M | -24% |
| Q1 2026 | $18M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M | +64% |
| Q3 2025 | $24.2M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.1M | +72% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.7M | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.7M | +15% |
POWI's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $91M over the past year, up 15% 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 POWI 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 |
POWI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -88K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +812K shares |
| 3 years | -2% | -1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -7.7% | -4.8M shares |
| Available history | -5.7% | -3.4M shares |
POWI has 57M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $42.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $32.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $23.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9M |
POWI hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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.
POWI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
POWI has the edge over PLTR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
POWI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.0 | Oversold |
POWI's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
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.
POWI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | POWI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 58x | 28x | 109% above |
| PE % | 54 | 35 | 19 pts above |
POWI has the edge over PLTR on valuation relative to its sector.
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 POWI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
POWI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.2 | 2.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $55.2 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $55.5 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $53.1 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $64.5 | 29% below |
POWI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 29% below its 200-week average.
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.
POWI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $49.5 | $79.5 | +61% |
| 2021 | $79.5 | $89.4 | +12% |
| 2022 | $89.4 | $72.1 | -19% |
| 2023 | $72.1 | $82.1 | +14% |
| 2024 | $82.1 | $63.0 | -23% |
| 2025 | $63.0 | $37.3 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.3 | $46.1 | +23% |
POWI has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.