PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over ST overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding plc
ST 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.
ST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
ST'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 ST in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ST PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.9x | $39.41 | — |
| Current | 16x | $39.41 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $46.39 | +18% |
| Fair | 26x | $66.46 | +69% |
| Expensive | 77x | $194 | +393% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ST's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.9x next year's earnings.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over ST on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
ST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ST's earnings to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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 ST on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.97 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.52 | +$2.71 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.62 | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.33 | -60% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.21 | -75% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.19 | +$0.33 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.76 | +1167% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.82 | +$0.91 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.85 | +$0.88 |
ST has returned to profit: it earned $2.52 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 ST 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 ST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +7.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $990.6M | +5% |
| Q1 2026 | $934.8M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $917.9M | +1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $932M | -5.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $943.4M | -8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $911.3M | -9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $907.7M | -8.5% |
ST's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 7.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +31 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | +7.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1% | +28 points |
ST's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 31 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 ST on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $198.3M | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $186.4M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $104.6M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $151.9M | +9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $136.2M | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $115.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $86.6M | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $138.9M | +145% |
ST's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $641M over the past year, up 34% 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 ST 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 |
ST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -3.5% | -5.4M shares |
| 5 years | -7.8% | -12.5M shares |
| Available history | -9.2% | -15M shares |
ST has 147M diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $25.1M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $20.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $100.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $21.6M |
ST spent $25M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 82% from 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 ST on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.6x | High |
ST's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.9 years 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).
ST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.0 | Oversold |
ST's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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.
ST PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 28x | 44% below |
| PE % | 5 | 35 | 30 pts below |
ST 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 ST on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $41.0 | 3.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $43.1 | 8.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $40.9 | 3.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $34.6 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $36.8 | 7.2% above |
ST has slipped below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, though it's still 7.2% 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +361% in 2024 to −67% in 2022. It's down 9.1% so far in 2026.
ST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $53.7 | $52.2 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | $52.2 | $59.8 | +15% |
| 2022 | $59.8 | $39.8 | -34% |
| 2023 | $39.8 | $37.6 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | $37.6 | $27.4 | -27% |
| 2025 | $27.4 | $33.6 | +23% |
| 2026 YTD | $33.6 | $39.4 | +17% |
ST has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.