Palantir Technologies Inc vs Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd — how do they compare? Palantir Technologies Inc trades at $125.02 (market cap $318.03B), while Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd trades at $285.5 (market cap $76.75B). The key difference: Palantir Technologies Inc is far larger — about 4.1× Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's market cap, and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd pays a 1.75% dividend while Palantir Technologies Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PLTR | RCL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $318.03B | $76.75B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $207.18 | $365.84 |
52-Week Low | $107.27 | $246.71 |
Enterprise Value | $310.21B | $98.03B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.75% |
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Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets in an attempt to gain insight and drive operational outcomes. Founded in 2003, Palantir released its Gotham software platform in 2008, which focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries. The Denver company had 125 customers as of its initial public offering and roughly splits its revenue between commercial and government customers.
Read more on PLTR →Royal Caribbean is the world's second-largest cruise company, operating 64 ships across five global and partner brands in the cruise vacation industry, with 10 more ships on order. Brands the company operates include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company also has a 50% investment in a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, allowing it to compete on the basis of innovation, quality of ships and service, variety of itineraries, choice of destinations, and price. The company completed the divestiture of its Azamara brand in the first quarter of 2021.
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