HUCK vs MSA vs PLTR Stock Comparison

Huckleberry.ai, MSA Safety and Palantir Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUCK Huckleberry.ai, Inc.
$3.14 -5.4% 1M -77.4% 1Y
Market cap
$142.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$315.21M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
MSA MSA Safety Inc
$179.16 -0.7% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.93B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

MSA Safety leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (MSA Safety 6, Palantir Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUCKMSAPLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $142.60M $6.93B $453.07B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 22.1x 150.2x MSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.9x 19.2x 118.3x MSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.0% +6.5% +78.9% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.4% 16.1% 49.0% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 67.5x 0.8x — MSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.4% +5.7% -1.2% MSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.7%/yr +3.2%/yr +50.0%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.9% 25.1% 59.3% MSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 80/100 68/100 MSA

Percentile Scorecard

HUCKMSAPLTR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHUCKMSAPLTR
Valuation 33 #68 of 101 59 #83 of 203 22 #79 of 101
Growth 34 #64 of 97 86 #27 of 188 100 #1 of 97
Profitability 36 #60 of 93 97 #7 of 183 96 #5 of 93
Financial Health 5 #103 of 108 75 #55 of 216 98 #3 of 108
Shareholder Returns 16 #53 of 63 82 #29 of 152 26 #47 of 63
Overall 25 80 68
  • HUCK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MSA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHUCKMSAPLTRSPY
1 month -5.4%-0.7%+5.1% +0.7%
3 months -15.1%+2.8%+60.7% +3.7%
6 months -11.8%+7.7%+41.2% +7.1%
Year to date -62.8%+11.9%+10.5% +12.8%
1 year -77.4%+5.7%-1.2% +11.9%
3 years -60.2%+13.3%+1,237.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -26.5%+4.2%+137.5% +22.8%
5 years -96.4%+17.1%+659.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -48.7%+3.2%+50.0% +10.9%
10 years —+224.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUCKMSAPLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.9%25.1%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 108.0%23.9%55.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.180.811.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.770.23-0.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.8%-34.9%-77.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.5%-11.8%-6.0% -1.2%
52-week high $13.93$203.08$209.05 $779.14
52-week low $2.00$152.94$107.27 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHUCKMSAPLTR
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 28.0x 22.0xmedian 25.8x 156.3xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 76.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 150.2xmedian 16.9x 15.0xmedian 14.6x 173.7xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 15.9x 19.5xmedian 22.2x 140.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 3.2x 4.9xmedian 2.2x 47.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.13median 0.89 0.12median 1.45 0.55median 0.89

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHUCKMSAPLTR
Revenue $315.21M $1.95B $6.16B
Gross profit $237.80M $925.88M $5.22B
Operating income -$30.85M $413.17M $2.63B
Net income -$42.15M $314.01M $3.03B
Free cash flow -$8.79M $354.30M $3.36B
R&D $74.68M $68.19M $641.24M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $8.11 $1.17
Cash & equivalents $25.10M $200.06M $2.03B
Total debt – $599.74M –
Shares (diluted) 46.00M 38.70M 2.57B
Enterprise value -$12.43M $6.22B $422.02B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHUCKMSAPLTR
P/E -3.4x 22.0x 156.3x
P/FCF -15.6x 19.5x 140.5x
P/Operating cash flow -230.2x 17.0x 138.8x
P/S 0.4x 3.6x 76.7x
P/B -0.7x 4.9x 47.7x
P/Tangible book -0.7x 6.2x 47.7x
EV/EBITDA 150.2x 15.0x 173.7x
EV/EBIT -8.1x 17.7x 175.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.8x 75.1x
EV/FCF -28.4x 20.6x 137.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -418.1x 18.0x 136.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.13 0.12 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUCKMSAPLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.0% 6.5% 78.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 5.2% 44.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.1% 8.2% 89.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 6.7% 47.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% 10.8% 362.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 34.5% 247.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.6% 13.4% 292.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 186.8% 308.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.9% 15.3% 294.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 188.5% 286.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -123.5% 26.3% 96.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 96.0% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.9% 40.3% 96.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 72.1% 107.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUCKMSAPLTR
Gross margin 75.4% 47.6% 84.8%
EBITDA margin 0.5% 25.1% 43.3%
Operating margin -9.8% 21.2% 42.8%
Pretax margin -12.8% 21.1% 49.9%
Net margin -13.4% 16.1% 49.0%
FCF margin -2.8% 18.2% 54.6%
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% 20.9% 55.2%
Return on equity – 22.8% 32.9%
Return on assets -22.7% 12.2% 27.7%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed – 18.0% 28.0%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 1.0% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUCKMSAPLTR
Debt / assets 78.4% 23.1% –
Debt / equity -0.7x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 67.5x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF -15.6x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 207.1% 46.1% 15.4%
Equity / assets -107.1% 53.9% 84.6%
Interest coverage – 12.7x –
Current ratio 0.3x 3.2x 7.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.9x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 6.1x
Altman Z-score -12.86 5.92 159.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUCKMSAPLTR
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% 1.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -0.7% 3.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHUCKMSAPLTR
Forward P/E 44.9xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 118.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $9.33FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.7%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -28.6% +3.4% +47.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $301.44MFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +19.6% +37.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUCKMSAPLTR
Held by institutions – 91.0% 60.3%
Institutions holding – 457 2,838
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.0% +10.9%
Institutions buying – 236 1,481
Institutions selling – 147 1,094
Buyers to sellers – 1.61 1.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HUCKMSAPLTR
HUCK 1.00 0.09 0.25
MSA 0.09 1.00 0.01
PLTR 0.25 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUCK, MSA and PLTR?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) $142.60M, MSA Safety (MSA) $6.93B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $453.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUCK, MSA and PLTR?

MSA Safety (MSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -3.4x, MSA Safety (MSA) 22.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 150.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, MSA Safety (MSA) is cheapest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 44.9x, MSA Safety (MSA) 19.2x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 118.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -1.0%, MSA Safety (MSA) +6.5%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -13.4%, MSA Safety (MSA) 16.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MSA Safety (MSA) returned the most: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -77.4%, MSA Safety (MSA) +5.7%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) -1.2%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -48.7%/yr, MSA Safety (MSA) +3.2%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MSA Safety (MSA) has been the steadiest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 100.9%, MSA Safety (MSA) 25.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUCK, MSA and PLTR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MSA Safety (MSA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.