Yahoo · Oct 3, 2026
If I Could Only Buy 1 Space Stock for the Next Decade, It Wouldn't Be SpaceX or Rocket Lab
This stock has a much cheaper valuation than the two large-cap space giants.
PL
NYSE · PL
Planet Labs PBC
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
$17.36
Up+$1.21 (+6.97%)
Updated Oct 6, 2026, 10:07 PM
SID Score
3.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 5.37B
- P/E ratio
- -58.65
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $15.60 – $51.76
- Volume
- 6.96M
- Avg. volume
- 10.59M
Price performance · PL
PL price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 5, 2026
PL closed at $17.36 after 20 trading sessions, down 2.53% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $17.36
- Period change
- -2.53%
- Period low
- $16.02
- Period high
- $17.81
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | $17.64 | $17.68 | $16.97 | $17.36 | 6.96M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $16.55 | $17.73 | $16.33 | $17.50 | 15M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $16.49 | $16.62 | $16.1063 | $16.14 | 8.02M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $16.47 | $17.11 | $16.385 | $16.39 | 10.28M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $17.05 | $17.22 | $16.10 | $16.38 | 10.4M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $17.17 | $17.495 | $16.74 | $16.77 | 8.42M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $17.91 | $18.18 | $17.37 | $17.43 | 14.02M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $16.32 | $17.71 | $16.13 | $17.62 | 15.71M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $16.85 | $17.02 | $16.31 | $16.38 | 7.52M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $17.15 | $17.25 | $16.612 | $16.91 | 10.1M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $16.685 | $17.23 | $16.645 | $17.07 | 8.83M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $17.10 | $17.17 | $16.12 | $16.42 | 10.43M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $16.42 | $17.27 | $16.025 | $16.99 | 11.18M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $16.09 | $16.12 | $15.60 | $16.02 | 8.63M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $16.08 | $16.32 | $15.635 | $16.02 | 8.41M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $16.10 | $16.425 | $15.98 | $16.20 | 7.81M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $16.67 | $17.05 | $16.445 | $16.45 | 11.86M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $16.96 | $17.695 | $16.68 | $16.69 | 11.17M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $18.00 | $18.48 | $17.11 | $17.22 | 13.31M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $17.85 | $18.227 | $17.05 | $17.81 | 25.87M |
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Planet Labs PBC is an Earth-imaging company. It uses space to help life on Earth by imaging the world every day and making change visible, accessible, and actionable. Its platform includes imagery, insights, and machine learning that empower companies, governments, and communities around the world to make timely decisions about the evolving world. Its solutions are Broad Area Management. Its products are Planet Monitoring, Planet Tasking, Planet Analytic Feeds, Planetary Variables, Planet Basemaps, Planet Insights, and Platform Pricing. The group provides solutions to the Agriculture Science Program, Energy & Infrastructure, Forestry & Land Use, Mapping, Sustainability, Maritime, Civil Government, U.S. State and Local, Europe, Planet Federal, Defense & Intelligence, and Armed Services.
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- $16.77
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Citizens | Market Perform | — |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Needham | Buy | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | — |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Wedbush | Outperform | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Craig-Hallum | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026
Planet Labs (PL) Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
Shares of earth imaging satellite company Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) jumped 7.8% in the afternoon session after Planet Labs launched 20 satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare from Vandenberg, including a prototype for Google’s Project Suncatcher, according to the company press release. The stack also carried Tanager-2 and 18 SuperDoves; Planet established contact and began commissioning Tanager-2, the Suncatcher prototype, and two SuperDoves. Google is using the Planet-hosted demo to run fou
Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026
SpaceX (SPCX): Fresh Catalysts Ahead
With its post-IPO consolidation behind it, SpaceX is positioned for a powerful rebound driven by a plethora of fresh catalysts.
Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026
Why Planet Labs Stock Popped on Friday
Planet Labs just put 20 satellites in orbit -- all at once.
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