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Planet Labs issues new shares after performance milestones met

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  • Planet Labs issued additional Class A and B shares in January 2026 after its stock price exceeded the $19 performance threshold.
  • Seventy-five percent of the SPAC sponsor’s earnout shares and warrants have vested, signaling sustained share-price strength and higher sponsor ownership.
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Planet Labs issues new shares after performance milestones met

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Planet Labs PBC ( (PL) ) has shared an update.

On January 21, 2026, Planet Labs PBC issued 5,133,294 shares of Class A common stock and 584,052 shares of Class B common stock to former qualifying securityholders of Legacy Planet, after the company’s share price met a $19.00-per-share performance threshold for 20 out of 30 trading days, as stipulated in its 2021 merger agreement. The newly issued shares carry the same economic and voting rights as existing stock of their respective classes, leaving Planet with 312,231,396 Class A shares and 22,909,742 Class B shares outstanding, and further entrenching the high-vote Class B structure. Separately, under a lockup agreement with its SPAC sponsor dMY Sponsor IV, vesting conditions have now been satisfied for 75% of the sponsor’s earnout shares and warrants, reflecting Planet’s sustained share-price performance above the $15.00, $17.00 and $19.00 triggers and incrementally increasing the sponsor’s fully vested economic stake in the company.

The most recent analyst rating on (PL) stock is a Hold with a $16.40 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Planet Labs PBC stock, see the PL Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on PL Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, PL is a Neutral.

The score is driven by improving fundamentals and a constructive earnings outlook (strong growth, rising backlog, adjusted EBITDA profitability and continued positive free cash flow), partially offset by ongoing GAAP losses and negative ROE. Technically the stock is in a strong uptrend but appears overbought, and valuation is constrained by the negative P/E and lack of dividend support.

To see Spark’s full report on PL stock, click here.

More about Planet Labs PBC

Planet Labs PBC operates in the space-based data and Earth observation industry, providing satellite imagery and related geospatial data products and services to commercial and government customers. The company focuses on monitoring environmental, agricultural, infrastructure and security developments globally through its constellation of imaging satellites, selling data subscriptions and analytics that support decision-making across multiple sectors.

Average Trading Volume: 11,516,373

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $8.78B

Find detailed analytics on PL stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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