PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over SMSI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
SMSI
Smith Micro Software, Inc.
SMSI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SMSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
SMSI's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are 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'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.
SMSI PE Valuation
SMSI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
SMSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SMSI's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 240% for PLTR versus SMSI down 109%.
SMSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -$26.40 | -$9.20 |
| Q2 2024 | -$26.90 | -$8.90 |
| Q1 2024 | -$27.20 | -$6.80 |
| Q4 2023 | -$15.20 | +$6.00 |
| Q3 2023 | -$17.20 | +$2.00 |
| Q2 2023 | -$18.00 | +$10.80 |
| Q1 2023 | -$20.40 | +$6.40 |
| Q4 2022 | -$21.20 | +$3.20 |
SMSI is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.32 per share over the past year, against $28.80 at its worst in mid-2022.
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 SMSI 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 SMSI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.3M | -1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.2M | -8.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $4M | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.3M | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.4M | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $5M | -42% |
SMSI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $5M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -29% | +74 points |
| Q2 2026 | -55% | +284 points |
| Q1 2026 | -80% | +33 points |
| Q4 2025 | -110% | -20 points |
| Q3 2025 | -103% | +37 points |
| Q2 2025 | -338% | -203 points |
| Q1 2025 | -113% | +430 points |
| Q4 2024 | -90% | -23 points |
SMSI's operating margin was −29% last quarter, up 74 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 SMSI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SMSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$192K | +$2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$943K | +$1.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.8M | -$3.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | +$2.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.2M | +$1.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.3M | +$1.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$606K | +$743K |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.9M | -$3.9M |
SMSI has burned cash in most quarters: −$7M over the past year, against −$10M 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 SMSI 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 |
SMSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.2% | +376K shares |
| 1 year | +44% | +1.7M shares |
| 3 years | +263% | +4M shares |
| 5 years | +415% | +4.5M shares |
| Available history | +435% | +4.5M shares |
SMSI has 6M diluted shares, up 44% from 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 more cash than debt.
SMSI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | -23.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
SMSI has more cash than debt.
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).
SMSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.8 | Oversold |
SMSI's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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.
SMSI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SMSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SMSI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 SMSI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SMSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.45 | 2% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.63 | 8.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.04 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.81 | 37% below |
| 200 week MA | $18.6 | 87% below |
SMSI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 87% 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 has the edge over SMSI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SMSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $154.8 | $213.6 | +38% |
| 2021 | $213.6 | $201.6 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | $201.6 | $82.4 | -59% |
| 2023 | $82.4 | $33.1 | -60% |
| 2024 | $33.1 | $7.25 | -78% |
| 2025 | $7.25 | $2.85 | -61% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.85 | $2.40 | -16% |
SMSI has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 16% so far in 2026.