Palantir Technologies Inc vs Vale SA — how do they compare? Palantir Technologies Inc trades at $125.11 (market cap $318.03B), while Vale SA trades at $14.87 (market cap $60.30B). The key difference: Palantir Technologies Inc is far larger — about 5.3× Vale SA's market cap, and Vale SA pays a 8.83% dividend while Palantir Technologies Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PLTR | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $318.03B | $60.30B |
Sector | Technology | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $207.18 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $107.27 | $9.53 |
Enterprise Value | $310.21B | $77.22B |
Dividend Yield | — | 8.83% |
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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 →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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