PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over VSH overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
VSH 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.
VSH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
VSH's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, 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 VSH in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VSH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.5x | $5.25 | -81% |
| Fair | 13x | $7.87 | -72% |
| Forward | 15x | $27.79 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $17.33 | -38% |
| Current | 45x | $27.79 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VSH's PE is in its expensive range at 45x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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.
VSH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VSH, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 VSH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VSH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.80 | +190% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.62 | +$1.18 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.19 | +$0.83 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.01 | +$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.07 | +$0.16 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.56 | -190% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.64 | -152% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.48 | -128% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.23 | -110% |
VSH has returned to profit: it earned $0.62 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 VSH 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 VSH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VSH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $978.9M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $888.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $839.2M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $800.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $790.6M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $762.3M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $715.2M | -4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $714.7M | -9% |
VSH's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $979M last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.4% | +7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9% | +9.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.4% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.9% | -18 points |
VSH's operating margin was 9.4% last quarter, up 7 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 VSH on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VSH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $98.2M | +$122.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.2M | +$83.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$47M | -$1.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $54.6M | +$131.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$24.7M | -$15.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$73.4M | +$13.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$45.5M | -268% |
| Q4 2024 | -$77.2M | +$61.8M |
VSH's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $116M 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 the edge over VSH 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 |
VSH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.7% | +12.9M shares |
| 1 year | +18% | +25.1M shares |
| 3 years | +15% | +20.8M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +15.4M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +15.7M shares |
VSH has 161M diluted shares, up 18% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $10,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $12.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $12.6M |
VSH has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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 VSH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VSH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
VSH 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).
VSH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.5 | Oversold |
VSH's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (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.
VSH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VSH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45x | 28x | 61% above |
| PE % | 92 | 35 | 57 pts above |
VSH 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 VSH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VSH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.6 | 6.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $33.4 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $29.9 | 7.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $22.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $22.7 | 23% above |
VSH has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 23% 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.
VSH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.3 | $20.5 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | $20.5 | $21.2 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | $21.2 | $21.4 | +1% |
| 2023 | $21.4 | $24.0 | +12% |
| 2024 | $24.0 | $17.5 | -27% |
| 2025 | $17.5 | $15.0 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.0 | $27.8 | +85% |
VSH has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.