PL's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to -1. It did not trade higher than the day before.
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Up 26% from Nov 5 to Nov 10.
| Holding it back | A $360M loss |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Sep 3 |
“SpaceX, Rocket Lab blast higher as NASA hands out $10 billion in moon base awards”
PL closed +14.5% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed +8.3% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Poorfor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
PL is #12 of 15 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
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| 12 |
Free cash flow over four quarters: PL $24.7M, SATL -$42.2M, LUNR -$188M.
Reports Thu Dec 10, after the close (in 30 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
PL's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $430M to $441M |
Sales grew 22% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Its share count grew 4.8% a year over 3 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | +7.0% | -1.3% | -10.3% |
| Jun 4, 2026 | -12.0% | -26.0% | -21.5% |
| Mar 19, 2026 | +24.4% | +25.5% | +20.2% |
Sales grew every year from 2020 to 2026, to $308M. It lost money in each of the seven years.
RSI 49.2, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: PL is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
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PL scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #12 of 15 in Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 26% from Nov 5 to Nov 10. Shares: 18.2% more than a year ago (to Jul 31). Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
PL scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #12 of 15 in Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind PL's -1.
Reports Thu Dec 10, after the close, a date the company confirmed. PL closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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