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Company snapshot — Planet Labs PBC

PL in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Planet Labs builds, launches and operates constellations of small satellites that photograph the Earth on a near-daily basis, then sells access to that imagery through an online platform. Its SuperDove fleet gives broad, frequent coverage, while the SkySat and Pelican satellites capture sharper, more detailed views of specific sites several times a day. A newer Tanager satellite adds hyperspectral imaging, splitting light into many bands to show material composition rather than just shape and colour. Customers include agriculture, mapping, forestry, energy, finance and insurance firms and government agencies, and it also designs and operates satellites on clients' behalf. The company is based in San Francisco.
Where it sits in the stack
Planet Labs carries no seat in our Rubin AI build-out index. It sits in Closelook's wider Industrials coverage, within the Aerospace & Defense sector, as an operator of Earth-observation satellites rather than as a supplier inside the compute stack the index maps.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group for Planet Labs has not been set. The market commonly compares it with Maxar Technologies as another commercial satellite-imagery operator.
Why Closelook tracks it
Planet Labs holds no seat in any Closelook index, and no score has yet been built for it, so the diary has no module reading to report. It has not appeared in a Closelook edition or been quoted yet, so this entry starts from a blank record rather than a return visit.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the stock's distance from its earlier highs and the recent cut to analysts' price targets settle into a lasting reset in growth expectations, and whether Planet Labs later earns a seat in our indices.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) trades on US exchanges, classified under Industrials.

The Closelook company score reads 29/100 composite (momentum 1, quality 21, valuation 10) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for PL, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 4 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Deutsche Bank, 2026-09-08

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for PL from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Deutsche Bank — target 28 from 36 Target cut to $28 from $36 (+57.6% to spot) 2026-09-08
  • Price target Needham — target 40 Target set to $40 (+118% to spot) 2026-09-04
  • Price target Craig-Hallum — target 35 from 49 Target cut to $35 from $49 (+92.9% to spot) 2026-09-04

4 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 4 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Aerospace & Defense · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Aerospace & Defense · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against PL on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 35 m USD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What PL pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2026 35 m USD 0.6% of today's market value
  • Share count +5.4% in FY2026 55 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 35 m USD · 61% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 66/100 · S&P 500 fund at 64, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-22
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +10.8% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-22
  • Sector × region Industrials in US: +1.1% week · −5.3% month · −4.2% quarter · +1.0% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLI.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-22
  • Sovereign pressure Index -0.03 · down 0.40 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-22

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-23

Quick answers

What is Planet Labs PBC (PL)?

Planet Labs PBC trades as PL on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-23.

Is PL in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Planet Labs PBC is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-23.

What is Planet Labs PBC's Closelook composite score?

29 out of 100, with momentum 1, quality 21 and valuation 10 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-23. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does PL trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -18.8% vs the 50-day and -38% vs the 200-day average, 67.3% below the 52-week high and +60.7% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 26 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-22 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Planet Labs PBC do?

Planet Labs builds, launches and operates constellations of small satellites that photograph the Earth on a near-daily basis, then sells access to that imagery through an online platform. Its SuperDove fleet gives broad, frequent coverage, while the SkySat and Pelican satellites capture sharper, more detailed views of specific sites several times a day. A newer Tanager satellite adds hyperspectral imaging, splitting light into many bands to show material composition rather than just shape and colour. Closelook's peer group for Planet Labs has not been set. The market commonly compares it with Maxar Technologies as another commercial satellite-imagery operator.

Where does Planet Labs PBC sit in the AI build-out?

Planet Labs carries no seat in our Rubin AI build-out index. It sits in Closelook's wider Industrials coverage, within the Aerospace & Defense sector, as an operator of Earth-observation satellites rather than as a supplier inside the compute stack the index maps. Planet Labs holds no seat in any Closelook index, and no score has yet been built for it, so the diary has no module reading to report. It has not appeared in a Closelook edition or been quoted yet, so this entry starts from a blank record rather than a return visit.

Does Planet Labs PBC pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Planet Labs PBC’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2026 the company bought back 35 m USD of its own shares, 61% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 5.4% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Planet Labs PBC recently?

The most recent analyst action on Planet Labs PBC on the Closelook wire is a price target by Deutsche Bank on 2026-09-08 (target 28 from 36). 4 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 4 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for PL, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Aerospace & Defense. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.