Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) versus KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) Financial Comparison

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Palantir Technologies and KORE Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palantir Technologies	2	11	16	1	2.53
KORE Group	1	2	0	0	1.67

Palantir Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $196.35, suggesting a potential upside of 37.22%. KORE Group has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 56.26%. Given Palantir Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Palantir Technologies is more favorable than KORE Group.

Volatility & Risk

Palantir Technologies has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KORE Group has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Palantir Technologies and KORE Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palantir Technologies	36.31%	23.81%	19.68%
KORE Group	-22.03%	N/A	-14.72%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Palantir Technologies and KORE Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palantir Technologies	$4.48 billion	76.47	$1.63 billion	$0.63	227.13
KORE Group	$285.95 million	0.56	-$62.98 million	($3.20)	-2.86

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of KORE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of KORE Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Palantir Technologies beats KORE Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About KORE Group

KORE Group Holdings, Inc. provides Internet of Things (IoT) services and solutions worldwide. It offers connectivity and location-based services, device solutions, and managed and professional services that are used in the development and support of IoT technology for the business market. The company’s products include IoT connectivity-as-a-service; connectivity enablement-as-a-service; device management services; and security location based services. It serves customers in healthcare, fleet and vehicle management, asset management, communication services, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. KORE Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.