Planet Labs jumps as space-sector rally outweighs lack of fresh company-specific news

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is up 15.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The sharp move appears to be driven mainly by a broad rally in space stocks rather than a new Planet-specific announcement on June 29. This could be because investors rotated back into the sector after a major M&A deal involving Rocket Lab, while Planet’s already strong June fundamentals gave traders another reason to buy the rebound.

Details:

Rocket Lab announced a deal to acquire Iridium, which helped lift several space-related names in the same session and likely boosted sentiment around Planet.

Recent market commentary grouped Planet with other space stocks that were moving higher together, suggesting a sector-wide trade instead of a company-only catalyst.

Earlier in June, Planet reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results with record quarterly revenue of $94 million, up 42% year over year, alongside higher remaining performance obligations and backlog.

Planet also announced a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract extension for maritime surveillance and a new crisis-response monitoring award, reinforcing demand from government customers.

Sources:

Planet Labs Investor Relations, SEC, Axios

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$PL Insider Trading Activity

$PL insiders have traded $PL stock on the open market 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ASHLEY F. JOHNSON (President & CFO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 350,731 shares for an estimated $11,092,021.
WILLIAM SPENCER MARSHALL (Co-Founder and CEO) sold 200,000 shares for an estimated $7,014,520
ROBERT H SCHINGLER (Co-Founder Chief Strategy Off.) sold 73,683 shares for an estimated $2,584,357
KRISTEN ROBINSON sold 47,835 shares for an estimated $1,289,631
ITA M BRENNAN sold 36,500 shares for an estimated $1,237,579
VIJAYA GADDE sold 20,000 shares for an estimated $535,350

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$PL Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 255 institutional investors add shares of $PL stock to their portfolio, and 176 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added 5,733,394 shares (+7134.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $160,248,362
BLACKROCK, INC. added 5,235,560 shares (+25.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $146,333,902
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added 3,797,295 shares (+1578.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $106,134,395
D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 3,470,024 shares (+54.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $68,428,873
ALPHABET INC. added 3,306,252 shares (+10.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $92,409,743
UBS GROUP AG added 2,835,917 shares (+363.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $79,263,880
LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC added 2,475,619 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $69,193,551

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$PL Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $PL in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/13/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $PL, check out Quiver Quantitative's $PL forecast page.

$PL Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PL recently. We have seen 8 analysts offer price targets for $PL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $37.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Ryan Koontz from Needham set a target price of $53.0 on 06/05/2026
Dan Ives from Wedbush set a target price of $50.0 on 06/05/2026
Jeff Van Rhee from Craig-Hallum set a target price of $49.0 on 06/05/2026
Anthony Valentini from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $20.0 on 04/20/2026
John Godyn from Citigroup set a target price of $35.0 on 04/02/2026
Kristine Liwag from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $35.0 on 03/25/2026
Colin Canfield from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $40.0 on 03/20/2026

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