Harmonic vs Planet Labs PBC
HLIT and PL side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HLIT and PL compare
Planet Labs PBC is the larger company, worth 4.6 times as much as Harmonic ($5.2B against $1.1B).
Harmonic grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (70.9% versus 44.1% for Planet Labs PBC).
Harmonic keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −7.0% compared with −95.1% at Planet Labs PBC.
Harmonic scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 4 for Planet Labs PBC), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HLIT | PL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $5.2B |
| Share price | $10.33 | $14.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.4% | 7.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −6.8% | 25.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.13 | 2.02 |
| Employees | 534 | 1,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 2.2× (better) | 13.8× |
| P/B | 3.0× (better) | 9.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 40.6× (better) | 211× |
| FCF yield | 2.5% (better) | 0.47% |
| Fair value | $13.96 | $3.87 |
| Margin of safety | 26.0% (better) | −270% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 70.9% (better) | 44.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.99% | 22.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −171% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −174% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.1% | 55.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 14.7% (better) | −27.2% |
| Net margin | −7.0% (better) | −95.1% |
| FCF margin | 5.5% | 6.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | −8.6% (better) | −72.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.6% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.09 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.46 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −18.7× |
| Current ratio | 2.43 | 2.84 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.11 | 2.62 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 5.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.8% | 70.5% |
| Held by insiders | 2.0% | 9.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$292K (better) | −$43.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.3% | 11.1% |
Go deeper
- HLIT stock overview
- HLIT income statement
- HLIT valuation and score
- PL stock overview
- PL income statement
- PL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.