Analyzing Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and Global X Space Tech ETF (NASDAQ:ORBX)

Global X Space Tech ETF (NASDAQ:ORBX) and Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Planet Labs PBC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Global X Space Tech ETF and Planet Labs PBC”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global X Space Tech ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Planet Labs PBC	$307.73 million	23.70	-$246.86 million	($1.14)	-17.95

Global X Space Tech ETF has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Planet Labs PBC.

Profitability

This table compares Global X Space Tech ETF and Planet Labs PBC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global X Space Tech ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Planet Labs PBC	-111.17%	-105.29%	-35.54%

Volatility & Risk

Global X Space Tech ETF has a beta of 5.03, meaning that its stock price is 403% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Global X Space Tech ETF and Planet Labs PBC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global X Space Tech ETF	0	7	2	0	2.55
Planet Labs PBC	2	4	6	0	2.33

Global X Space Tech ETF presently has a consensus target price of $40.04, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus target price of $35.36, indicating a potential upside of 72.79%. Given Planet Labs PBC’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Global X Space Tech ETF.

About Planet Labs PBC

Planet Labs PBC engages in the design, construction, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform worldwide. The company’s platform offers planet monitoring, basemap, tasking, apps, and application programming interfaces, as well as analytics and planetary variables. It serves agriculture, mapping, energy, forestry, finance and insurance companies, and government agencies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.