PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT – Get Free Report) and D-Wave Quantum (NASDAQ:QBTS – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.
Profitability
This table compares PowerFleet and D-Wave Quantum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PowerFleet | -4.16% | 0.48% | 0.24% |
| D-Wave Quantum | -2,001.59% | -26.67% | -24.03% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for PowerFleet and D-Wave Quantum, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PowerFleet | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.17 |
| D-Wave Quantum | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2.75 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares PowerFleet and D-Wave Quantum”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PowerFleet | $443.78 million | 0.91 | -$20.55 million | ($0.14) | -21.61 |
| D-Wave Quantum | $24.59 million | 244.38 | -$355.06 million | ($0.71) | -22.88 |
PowerFleet has higher revenue and earnings than D-Wave Quantum. D-Wave Quantum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PowerFleet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of PowerFleet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
PowerFleet has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PowerFleet beats D-Wave Quantum on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PowerFleet
PowerFleet, Inc. engages in the provision of fleet management solutions for logistics, industrial, and vehicles. It offers wireless Internet of Things and machine to machine solutions for securing, controlling, tracking, and managing enterprise assets such as industrial trucks, tractor trailers, containers, cargo, and vehicle and truck fleets. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Israel, and Other. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.
About D-Wave Quantum
D-Wave Quantum Inc. develops and delivers quantum computing systems, software, and services worldwide. The company offers Advantage, a fifth-generation quantum computer; Ocean, a suite of open-source python tools; and Leap, a cloud-based service that provides real-time access to a live quantum computer, as well as access to Advantage, hybrid solvers, the Ocean software development kit, live code, demos, learning resources, and a vibrant developer community. It also provides D-Wave Launch, a quantum professional service that guides enterprises from problem discovery through production implementation. The company's quantum solutions are used in logistics, financial services, drug discovery, materials sciences, scheduling, fault detection, mobility, and supply chain management. It serves financial services, manufacturing/logistics, mobility, and life sciences/pharmaceuticals industries. D-Wave Quantum Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.
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