PLTR vs SLB: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Palantir Technologies Inc. and Slb N.V. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
Palantir Technologies Inc. ยท Technology
$189.67
+2.4% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
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Slb N.V. ยท Energy
$52.08
+8.6% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B
QuantHub Verdict
SLB has more upside to fair value (+8.6%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric PLTR SLB
Current Price $189.67 $52.08
Fair Value Estimate $194.30 $56.56
Upside to Fair Value +2.4% +8.6%
Market Cap $435.5B $77.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 139.9x 12.2x
Price / Sales 70.7x 2.1x
Price / FCF 135.3x 17.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +92.8% +5.0%
Gross Margin 84.8% 16.5%
Operating Margin 42.8% 13.4%
Return on Equity 37.5% 11.8%
Dividend Yield 0% 2.25%
FCF Yield 0.74% 5.83%
Analyst Consensus Hold Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
PLTR โ€” Palantir Technologies Inc.
Palantir Technologies Inc. is a software infrastructure company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Denver that builds and deploys Gotham for intelligence and defense workflows, Foundry as a central data operating system for enterprises, Apollo for software delivery across environments, and its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) for unified access to open-source, self-hosted, and commercial โ€ฆ
SLB โ€” Slb N.V.
SLB N.V. is the world's largest oilfield services provider, operating four divisions (Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems) that span field development, drilling, subsea production, and carbon management for the global energy industry. The business carries a medium-quality profile: it benefits from deep technical expertise, a broad international โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric PLTR SLB
Zone Low $145.73 $42.42
Zone High $165.16 $48.08
In Buy Zone? No No
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