Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL – Get Free Report) and Robert Half (NYSE:RHI – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Planet Labs PBC and Robert Half, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Planet Labs PBC | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2.46 |
| Robert Half | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus target price of $32.77, suggesting a potential upside of 102.40%. Robert Half has a consensus target price of $34.75, suggesting a potential downside of 10.24%. Given Planet Labs PBC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Robert Half.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Planet Labs PBC | $378.28 million | 15.58 | -$246.86 million | ($1.10) | -14.72 |
| Robert Half | $5.38 billion | 0.74 | $132.99 million | $1.15 | 33.67 |
Robert Half has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robert Half, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Robert Half shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Robert Half shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Planet Labs PBC pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Robert Half pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Planet Labs PBC pays out -87.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Half pays out 205.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Robert Half has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Robert Half is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Volatility & Risk
Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robert Half has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Planet Labs PBC and Robert Half’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Planet Labs PBC | -95.13% | -93.11% | -29.17% |
| Robert Half | 2.17% | 9.18% | 4.08% |
Summary
Robert Half beats Planet Labs PBC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Robert Half
Robert Half Inc. provides talent solutions and business consulting services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company operates through Contract Talent Solutions, Permanent Placement Talent Solutions, and Protiviti segments. The Contract Talent Solutions segment provides contract engagement professionals in the fields of finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal and administrative, and customer support. This segment markets its services to clients and employment candidates through both national and local advertising activities, including radio, digital advertising, job boards, alliance partners, and events. The Permanent Placement Talent Solutions segment engages in the placement of full-time accounting, finance, and tax and accounting operations personnel. The Protiviti segment offers consulting services in the areas of internal audit, technology consulting, risk, and compliance consulting. It offers it services under the Robert Half brand name. The company was formerly known as Robert Half International Inc. and changed its name to Robert Half Inc. in July 2023. Robert Half Inc. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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