Planet Labs PBC (PL) Reports Break-Even Earnings for Q3
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AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Stocks Planet Labs PBC (PL) Reports Break-Even Earnings for Q3 December 10, 2025 — 05:20 pm EST Written by Zacks Equity Research for Zacks-> Planet Labs PBC (PL) reported break-even quarterly earnings per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.02. This compares to a loss of $0.02 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +100.00%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post a loss of $0.03 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.03, delivering no surprise. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times.Planet Labs PBC, which belongs to the Zacks Satellite and Communication industry, posted revenues of $81.25 million for the quarter ended October 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.96%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $61.27 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.Planet Labs PBC shares have added about 217.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 16.3%.What's Next for Planet Labs PBC?While Planet Labs PBC has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Planet Labs PBC was favorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is -$0.03 on $73.28 million in revenues for the coming quarter and -$0.08 on $284.89 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Satellite and Communication is currently in the bottom 37% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1. Richardson Electronics (RELL), another stock in the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector, has yet to report results for the quarter ended November 2025.This electronic components and communication products company is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.01 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +80%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.Richardson Electronics' revenues are expected to be $49.9 million, up 0.8% from the year-ago quarter.
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