Planet Labs PBC (PL)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | San Francisco, United States | NYSE
14.12 USD
-0.01
(-0.098%) ⇩
(Oct. 15, 2026, 2:28 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT
The fundamental picture is mixed but leans toward caution due to the lack of profitability. While revenue growth is robust at nearly 60%, the company is burning cash with negative operating margins and a negative return on equity, resulting in a forward P/E that is effectively meaningless. The balance sheet is manageable with a healthy current ratio, but the inability to generate earnings suggests the current valuation relies entirely on future growth assumptions that haven't materialized yet. In the short term, the stock is technically weak, trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which acts as a heavy ceiling. The recent price action shows a volatile rebound from a sharp decline, but the momentum remains fragile. Options data confirms this anxiety, with significant put buying acting as a hedge against further drops. Long-term, the business model has potential given the massive addressable market in Earth observation, but the execution has been painful, evidenced by the multi-year price collapse prior to the recent recovery. Until the company demonstrates a path to profitability or a clear monetization strategy for its satellite data, it remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment. The recent price surge looks like a relief rally rather than a sustainable trend reversal. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.122387 |
| MSTL | 0.124573 |
| AutoTheta | 0.286796 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.354793 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 3.02 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.170 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 88.353 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.136 |
| Market Cap | 5,136,114,688 |
| Forward P/E | -11292.88 |
| Beta | 2.17 |
| Profit Margins | -95.13% |
| Website | https://www.planet.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest, particularly at strikes significantly out-of-the-money (e.g., $38, $50), suggesting a fear of further downside or a 'crash' scenario. However, there is also notable call activity at distant strikes ($35, $40, $32), indicating some speculative bets on a massive recovery or a binary event driving the price higher. The implied volatility is elevated across the board, reflecting uncertainty rather than a clear directional consensus.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.06802726 |
| Address1 | 645 Harrison Street |
| Address2 | Floor 4 |
| All Time High | 51.76 |
| All Time Low | 1.67 |
| Ask | 14.18 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 11,292,910 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 9,266,931 |
| Average Volume | 9,266,931 |
| Average Volume10Days | 11,292,910 |
| Beta | 2.17 |
| Bid | 14.17 |
| Bid Size | 1,200 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 1.552 |
| City | San Francisco |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 14.1161 |
| Current Ratio | 2.843 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 14.21 |
| Day Low | 13.37 |
| Debt To Equity | 88.353 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,788,469,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,788,469,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,465,600 |
| Ebitda | -48,402,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.12795 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -98.64 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 12.621 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,774,376,960 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.055 |
| Eps Forward | -0.00125 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.03 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 19.1452 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -5.0291004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.26268205 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.802726 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 51.76 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -37.643898 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7272778 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.5960999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.34183457 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.52 - 51.76 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,619,443,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 302,172,116 |
| Forward Eps | -0.00125 |
| Forward P E | -11,292.881 |
| Free Cashflow | 51,749,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 945 |
| Fullday Change | -0.013899803 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.098370865 |
| Fullday Price | 14.1161 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.55486 |
| Gross Profits | 209,892,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.012669999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.83109003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 363,847,989 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Planet Labs PBC engages in the design, construction, and launch of constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high-cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform in the United States and internationally. The company offers SuperDove satellites to create an always-online scanner for the planet, with the goal of imaging the Earth every day at a ground sampling distance (GSD) resolution of up to 3.5 meters. This combines planet monitoring with other scientific-grade radiometric data from public satellite data programs; and SkySat and Pelican satellites to capture a specified location several times per day, achieving a GSD resolution of up to 50 centimeters after processing, powered by an application programming interface. It also provides Tanager, a hyperspectral imaging satellite that delivers full-spectrum imagery across the visible and shortwave infrared regions, and the Earth Observation platform, which enables customers and partners to access, analyze, and act on its proprietary data catalog by discovering image tasking capacity, relevant data layers, extracting useful information, and delivering insights through custom-built solutions or GIS workflows via APIs and browser-based applications. In addition, the company's satellite services arrangements include designing and manufacturing customer-owned satellites, mission systems engineering, launch procurement, ground station infrastructure, satellite operations, and maintenance, as well as dedicated image tasking capacity on company-owned or customer-owned satellites. It serves agriculture, mapping, energy, forestry, finance, and insurance companies, as well as government agencies. Planet Labs PBC was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. |
| Long Name | Planet Labs PBC |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,136,114,688 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_53838219 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,785,456,000 |
| Net Income To Common | -359,864,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,959,830,059 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 13.52 |
| Operating Cashflow | 117,630,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.11995 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Phone | 415 829 3313 |
| Previous Close | 14.13 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -256.65637 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 9.095426 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 13.577619 |
| Profit Margins | -0.95132005 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.634 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.91667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.013899803 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.098370865 |
| Regular Market Day High | 14.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.37 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.37 - 14.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.52 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 14.13 |
| Regular Market Price | 14.1161 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,088,938 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,599,610 |
| Return On Assets | -0.05047 |
| Return On Equity | -0.71970004 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.581 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.136 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 340,354,193 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0916 |
| Shares Short | 33,318,899 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 29,221,171 |
| Short Name | Planet Labs PBC |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1102 |
| Short Ratio | 2.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | PL |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 17.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 31.72727 |
| Target Median Price | 35.0 |
| Total Cash | 865,417,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.379 |
| Total Debt | 498,623,008 |
| Total Revenue | 378,278,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.03 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.24505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -13.12895 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.48188385 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,599,610 |
| Website | https://www.planet.com |
| Zip | 94,107 |