PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over SSNC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
SSNC
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
SSNC 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.
SSNC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
SSNC's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are 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 SSNC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SSNC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $79.37 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $75.76 | -4.5% |
| Current | 23x | $79.37 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $88.73 | +12% |
| Expensive | 30x | $103 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SSNC's PE is in its cheap range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x 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.
SSNC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SSNC, 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 SSNC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SSNC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.66 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.47 | +3% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.47 | +8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.22 | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.15 | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.37 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.19 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.22 | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.00 | +26% |
SSNC earned $3.47 per share over the past year, up 3% from the year before.
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 SSNC 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 SSNC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SSNC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +7.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +5.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | +8.4% |
SSNC's revenue has grown year over year for 23 quarters in a row: $1.7B last quarter, up 7.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | -1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | -0.3 points |
SSNC's operating margin was 24% last quarter, up 0.9 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 SSNC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SSNC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $482.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $403.4M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $293.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $633M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $421.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $350M | -6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $259.5M | +49% |
| Q4 2024 | $466.9M | +25% |
SSNC's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.8B over the past year, up 21% 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 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| 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 |
SSNC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1.4M shares |
| 1 year | -4.8% | -12M shares |
| 3 years | -5.2% | -13.3M shares |
| 5 years | -9.7% | -25.9M shares |
| Available history | -8.9% | -23.6M shares |
SSNC has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $154.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $437.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $168M |
| Q4 2025 | $318.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $240.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $270.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $206.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $368.2M |
SSNC spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as the year before.
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 SSNC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SSNC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2x | Elevated |
SSNC's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
SSNC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.8 | Neutral |
SSNC's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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.
SSNC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SSNC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 28x | 18% below |
| PE % | 23 | 35 | 12 pts below |
SSNC 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.
SSNC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.3 | 1.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $78.3 | 1.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.1 | 4.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $79.3 | 0.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $70.7 | 12% above |
SSNC's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 12% above 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 SSNC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SSNC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $71.7 | +17% |
| 2021 | $71.7 | $81.7 | +14% |
| 2022 | $81.7 | $51.3 | -37% |
| 2023 | $51.3 | $61.1 | +19% |
| 2024 | $61.1 | $76.1 | +25% |
| 2025 | $76.1 | $89.6 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $89.6 | $79.4 | -11% |
SSNC has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 11% so far in 2026.