PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over UEIC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
UEIC
Universal Electronics Inc.
UEIC'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.
UEIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
UEIC's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue 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.
UEIC PE Valuation
UEIC 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 |
PLTR has the edge over UEIC on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
UEIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UEIC's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 UEIC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
UEIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.40 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.58 | +$1.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.17 | +$0.08 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.51 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | +$0.44 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.67 | +$0.35 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.25 | +$2.07 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.66 | +$1.84 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.85 | +$5.79 |
UEIC is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.58 per share over the past year, against $7.66 at its worst in late 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 UEIC 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 UEIC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UEIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89.4M | -1.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.2M | -25% |
| Q1 2026 | $79M | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $87.7M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.6M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $97.7M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $92.3M | +0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $110.5M | +13% |
UEIC's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $89M last quarter, down 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2% | +8.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.5% | +5.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5% | -5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | +6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.1% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.9% | -1.3 points |
UEIC's operating margin was 3.2% last quarter, up 8.2 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 UEIC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UEIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5M | -119% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.9M | -191% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.3M | +92% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5M | +83% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.9M | +$12.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5M | +42% |
UEIC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $9M 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 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 |
UEIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.9% | -521K shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -436K shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -7K shares |
| 5 years | -3.6% | -488K shares |
| Available history | -8.5% | -1.2M shares |
UEIC has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $32,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $365,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $383,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $61,000 |
UEIC spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 174% 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 more cash than debt.
UEIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
UEIC 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).
UEIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.8 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 69.5 | Neutral |
UEIC's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 70 (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.
UEIC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UEIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
UEIC 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's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 106% above its 200-week average.
UEIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.47 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.05 | 31% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.39 | 51% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.39 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.85 | 16% below |
UEIC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 16% 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.
UEIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52.6 | $52.0 | -1% |
| 2021 | $52.0 | $41.3 | -21% |
| 2022 | $41.3 | $20.9 | -49% |
| 2023 | $20.9 | $9.39 | -55% |
| 2024 | $9.39 | $10.8 | +15% |
| 2025 | $10.8 | $3.12 | -71% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.12 | $6.62 | +112% |
UEIC has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.