Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) and Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Atomera shares are held by institutional investors. 30.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Atomera shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Quantum-Si and Atomera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quantum-Si | -3,120.14% | -44.57% | -39.45% |
| Atomera | -15,555.37% | -90.84% | -78.02% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Atomera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Quantum-Si currently has a consensus target price of $3.48, indicating a potential upside of 52.41%. Given Quantum-Si’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than Atomera.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Quantum-Si and Atomera”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quantum-Si | $3.06 million | 150.87 | -$101.01 million | ($0.68) | -3.35 |
| Atomera | $140,000.00 | 1,032.09 | -$18.43 million | ($0.67) | -6.85 |
Atomera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum-Si. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum-Si, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Quantum-Si has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atomera has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Quantum-Si beats Atomera on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Quantum-Si
Quantum-Si incorporated, a life sciences company, engages in the development of single-molecule detection platform to enable Next Generation Protein Sequencing (NGPS). The company's platform is comprised of the Platinum NGPS instrument; the Platinum Analysis Software service; and reagent kits and semiconductor chips for use with its instruments. It is used in protein identification, protein variants, antibody characterization, biomarker identification, and post translational modification analysis applications. The company was founded in 2013 is headquartered in Branford, Connecticut.
About Atomera
Atomera Incorporated engages in the developing, commercializing, and licensing proprietary processes and technologies for the semiconductor industry in North America and the Asia Pacific. The company's lead technology is the Mears Silicon Technology, a thin film of reengineered silicon that can be applied as a transistor channel enhancement to CMOS-type transistors. Its customers include foundries, integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and electronic design automation companies. The company was formerly known as Mears Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Atomera Incorporated in January 2016. Atomera Incorporated was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.
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