Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) and IQE (OTCMKTS:IQEPF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Quantum-Si and IQE”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quantum-Si | $3.18 million | 91.57 | -$101.01 million | ($0.67) | -2.01 |
| IQE | $150.84 million | 0.39 | -$48.79 million | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Quantum-Si and IQE, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| IQE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Quantum-Si presently has a consensus target price of $3.73, indicating a potential upside of 175.93%. Given Quantum-Si’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than IQE.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Quantum-Si has a beta of 2.93, suggesting that its stock price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQE has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Quantum-Si and IQE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quantum-Si | -3,677.97% | -47.90% | -42.56% |
| IQE | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Quantum-Si beats IQE on 7 of the 12 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 IQE
IQE plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells advanced semiconductor materials. It operates through three segments: Wireless, Photonics, and CMOS++. The company manufactures and sells compound semiconductor materials for the wireless market which includes radio frequency devices for wireless communications, and photonics market, that includes applications that transmit and sense visible and infrared lights, as well as advanced semiconductor materials related to silicon. It operates in the United States, rest of the Americas, France, Germany, Israel, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the People's Republic of China, Japan, Taiwan, and rest of the Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom.
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