PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over VICR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
VICR
Vicor Corporation
VICR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VICR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
VICR's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently strong, and its cash flow is 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 VICR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VICR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 29x | $165 | — |
| Current | 43x | $165 | — |
| Cheap | 54x | $206 | +25% |
| Fair | 88x | $338 | +105% |
| Expensive | 337x | $1,287 | +682% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VICR's PE is in its cheap range at 43x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x 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.
VICR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VICR, 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.43 over the past year, about three times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
VICR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.66 | +48% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.82 | +108% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.12 | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.99 | +464% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.61 | +1764% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.84 | +1944% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.47 | +635% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.53 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.14 | -88% |
VICR earned $3.82 per share over the past year, up 108% 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 VICR 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 VICR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VICR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $197.1M | +79% |
| Q2 2026 | $143.4M | +1.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $113M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $107.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $110.4M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $141M | +64% |
| Q1 2025 | $94M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $96.2M | +3.8% |
VICR's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $197M last quarter, up 79% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +18 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +32 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.6% | +1.6 points |
VICR's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 18 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 VICR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VICR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34M | -1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $23M | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.3M | -205% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.2M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $34.5M | +144% |
| Q2 2025 | $59M | +526% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.6M | +$20.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.4M | -42% |
VICR generated $51M in free cash flow over the past year, down 57% 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 VICR 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 |
VICR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -99K shares |
| 1 year | +6% | +2.7M shares |
| 3 years | +5.4% | +2.4M shares |
| 5 years | +5.7% | +2.6M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +5.9M shares |
VICR has 48M diluted shares, up 6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $15.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
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.
VICR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -16.0x | Net Cash |
VICR 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).
VICR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.5 | Oversold |
VICR's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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.
VICR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VICR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 43x | 28x | 55% above |
| PE % | 11 | 35 | 24 pts below |
VICR 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 VICR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VICR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $215.9 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $219.6 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $206.6 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $130.3 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $88.4 | 86% above |
VICR has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 86% 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.
VICR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.6 | $93.9 | +106% |
| 2021 | $93.9 | $124.0 | +32% |
| 2022 | $124.0 | $52.6 | -58% |
| 2023 | $52.6 | $44.9 | -15% |
| 2024 | $44.9 | $49.9 | +11% |
| 2025 | $49.9 | $111.0 | +123% |
| 2026 YTD | $111.0 | $164.7 | +48% |
VICR has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.