Reviewing Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) & Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI)

Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.8% of Banzai International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.6% of Palantir Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Banzai International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Palantir Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Banzai International and Palantir Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banzai International	$11.48 million	0.24	-$22.49 million	($110.47)	-0.02
Palantir Technologies	$4.48 billion	101.28	$1.63 billion	$1.17	161.21

Palantir Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Banzai International. Banzai International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palantir Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Banzai International has a beta of -1, indicating that its stock price is 200% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palantir Technologies has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Banzai International and Palantir Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banzai International	1	0	2	0	2.33
Palantir Technologies	3	10	21	2	2.61

Banzai International currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,098.95%. Palantir Technologies has a consensus price target of $195.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.56%. Given Banzai International’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Banzai International is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Banzai International and Palantir Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banzai International	-237.54%	-391.73%	-74.14%
Palantir Technologies	49.01%	30.57%	25.64%

Summary

Palantir Technologies beats Banzai International on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Banzai International

Banzai International, Inc., a marketing technology company, provides data-driven marketing and sales solutions for various businesses in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its products include Demio, a browser-based webinar platform with data and marketing features designed to help businesses engage with their audience through live events and on-demand, interactive video content; Boost, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for social sharing by event registrants; and Reach, a SaaS and managed service to increase registration and attendance of marketing events. The company serves healthcare, financial services, e-commerce, technology, media, and other industries. Banzai International, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Bainbridge Island, Washington.

About Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies, Inc. engages in the business of building and deploying software platforms that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. It operates under the Commercial and Government segments. The Commercial segment focuses on customers working in non-government industries. The Government segment is involved in providing services to customers that are the United States government and non-United States government agencies. The company was founded by Alexander Ceadmon Karp, Peter Andreas Thiel, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.