PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over RELL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
RELL
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
RELL 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.
RELL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
RELL's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
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 RELL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RELL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.8x | $6.45 | -67% |
| Fair | 16x | $10.71 | -46% |
| Forward | 26x | $19.74 | — |
| Current | 30x | $19.74 | — |
| Expensive | 111x | $73.11 | +270% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RELL's PE is in its fair range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings.
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.
RELL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for RELL, 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 RELL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RELL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.75 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.66 | +3200% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.50 | +$0.59 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.30 | +$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.06 | +100% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.02 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.09 | -$0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.19 | -158% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.03 | -96% |
RELL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.66 over the past year, against $2.15 in early 2023.
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 RELL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 RELL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RELL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.9M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $66.2M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $55.5M | +3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $52.3M | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $54.6M | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.9M | +9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $53.8M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $49.5M | +12% |
RELL's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $65M last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.9% | +6.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.8% | +4.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.1% | -7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4% | +3.2 points |
RELL's operating margin was 7.9% last quarter, up 6.1 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 RELL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RELL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.2M | +1121% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +$1.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.4M | -184% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.7M | -134% |
| Q3 2025 | $342K | +$856K |
| Q2 2025 | -$745K | -112% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.1M | +$7M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.9M | +$5.7M |
RELL still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $213,000 over 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 RELL 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 |
RELL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.6% | +334K shares |
| 1 year | +3.8% | +480K shares |
| 3 years | +3.9% | +485K shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +1.6M shares |
| Available history | -0.8% | -111K shares |
RELL has 13M diluted shares, up 3.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | — |
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.
RELL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -11.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -16.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -23.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -40.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
RELL 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).
RELL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 55.8 | Neutral |
RELL's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
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.
RELL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | RELL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 28x | 7% above |
| PE % | 59 | 35 | 24 pts above |
RELL 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's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 106% above its 200-week average.
RELL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.8 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $18.2 | 8.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.2 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $13.0 | 52% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.3 | 49% above |
RELL has the edge over PLTR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
RELL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.61 | $4.50 | -20% |
| 2021 | $4.50 | $12.4 | +176% |
| 2022 | $12.4 | $21.5 | +73% |
| 2023 | $21.5 | $13.4 | -38% |
| 2024 | $13.4 | $13.9 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $13.9 | $10.6 | -23% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.6 | $19.7 | +86% |
RELL has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.