Head to head
Microsoft vs Palantir
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: MSFT · PLTR
MSFT
Microsoft
535.07+2.38%
1-year price shape — +3% over the period
Quant Rating C · 42/100
vs
PLTR
Palantir
209.05+5.17%
1-year price shape — +13% over the period
Quant Rating C · 54/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Microsoft edges it on the scoreable measures. Microsoft trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Microsoft pays the highest dividend yield; Microsoft earns the most per share.
| MSFT | PLTR | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Software - Infrastructure | Software - Infrastructure |
| Last price | 535.07 | 209.05 |
| Change today | +2.38% | +5.17% |
| 1-year return | +3.3% | +12.7% |
| Market cap | $3.97T | $502.36B |
| 52-week range | 348.54 – 549.20 | 106.37 – 209.58 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 29.81 | 178.68 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 30th | 44th |
| P/B | 8.98 | 51.40 |
| Dividend yield | 0.67% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 17.95 | 0.63 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $133.29B | $1.51B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $331.84B | $6.16B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +17.7% | +92.8% |
| Gross margin | 67.9% | 84.8% |
| Operating margin | 46.8% | 42.8% |
| Net margin | 40.3% | 49.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $66.99B | $3.36B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 75.2% | 61.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 31 buy / 16 sell | 15 buy / 35 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 0.8% | 2.3% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (34) | 77% buy / 14% hold / 9% sell (22) |
| Analyst price target | $594 (+11%) | $205 (-2%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (42) | C (54) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 223,000 | 4,429 |
| Founded | 1975 | 2003 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.