{
  "id": 5681902,
  "title": "Stock Market Today, Sept. 4: Planet Labs Dips 1% Despite Earnings Beat, Full-Year Guidance Raise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/stock-market-today-sept-4-planet-labs-dips-1-despite-earnings-beat-5681902",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T21:14:42.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.fool.com/coverage/stock-market-today/2026/09/04/stock-market-today-sept-4-planet-labs-dips-1-despite-earnings-beat-full-year-guidance-raise/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 4, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) experienced a decline in its stock price, closing at $18.11, marking a 1.28% decrease despite delivering impressive earnings and raising full-year guidance. The stock's performance was impacted by mixed premarket analyst updates and subsequent evaluations. Trading volume for the day reached 30.8 million shares, significantly higher than its three-month average of 10.9 million shares. Since its IPO in 2021, Planet Labs PBC has seen an 83% growth. On the broader market front, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) fell by 0.39% to 7,718, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) slipped by 0.29% to 26,507. Among the aerospace & defense peers specializing in satellite-based earth observation and geospatial analytics, BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY) closed at $20.50, down 0.63%, whereas Satellogic (NASDAQ:SATL) ended at $4.64, up 0.22%, indicating a mixed session for the sector. Planet Labs' Q2 was exceptional, with sales rising by 58% and the company delivering a positive surprise in adjusted EPS of $0.02, exceeding Wall Street's expectations. However, the mixed analyst price target changes led to a 1% drop in the stock's value today.",
  "summary": "Today, Sept. 4, 2026, the satellite imagery provider's earnings beat, lifting the full-year outlook to $430M–$441M, though mixed analyst moves kept gains in check.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/stock-market-today-sept-4-lululemon-plummets-17-after-slashing-5681901",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:19:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Stock Market Today, Sept. 4: Planet Labs Dips 1% Despite Earnings Beat, Full-Year Guidance Raise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/stock-market-today-sept-4-planet-labs-dips-1-despite-earnings-beat",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:34:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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