FARO vs. QSI, GEOS, AMSC, MIXT, FORR, AMSWA, SOHU, KODK, UIS, and NVEC
Should you be buying FARO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FARO Technologies include Quantum-Si (QSI), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), American Superconductor (AMSC), MiX Telematics (MIXT), Forrester Research (FORR), American Software (AMSWA), Sohu.com (SOHU), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Unisys (UIS), and NVE (NVEC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) 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, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
FARO Technologies received 363 more outperform votes than Quantum-Si when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.35% of users gave FARO Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Quantum-Si an outperform vote.
In the previous week, FARO Technologies and FARO Technologies both had 5 articles in the media. FARO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Quantum-Si's score of 0.00 indicating that FARO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
FARO Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 31.56%. Quantum-Si has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 65.63%. Given Quantum-Si's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than FARO Technologies.
FARO Technologies has a net margin of -15.77% compared to Quantum-Si's net margin of -8,868.76%. FARO Technologies' return on equity of -20.66% beat Quantum-Si's return on equity.
FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum-Si has a beta of 3.04, indicating that its stock price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FARO Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum-Si. FARO Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum-Si, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
FARO Technologies beats Quantum-Si on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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