QMCO vs. INUV, PODC, IRIX, LPSN, KTCC, NSYS, RNLX, IZEA, INSG, and CUTR
Should you be buying Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum include Inuvo (INUV), PodcastOne (PODC), IRIDEX (IRIX), LivePerson (LPSN), Key Tronic (KTCC), Nortech Systems (NSYS), Renalytix (RNLX), IZEA Worldwide (IZEA), Inseego (INSG), and Cutera (CUTR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and Inuvo (NYSE:INUV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Inuvo's net margin of -14.06%. Quantum's return on equity of 0.00% beat Inuvo's return on equity.
Quantum has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inuvo has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
63.7% of Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of Inuvo shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Quantum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Inuvo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Quantum received 8 more outperform votes than Inuvo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 30.00% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote while only 2.00% of users gave Inuvo an outperform vote.
Inuvo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum. Inuvo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Quantum currently has a consensus price target of $1.43, indicating a potential upside of 177.51%. Inuvo has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential upside of 214.47%. Given Inuvo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Inuvo is more favorable than Quantum.
In the previous week, Inuvo had 8 more articles in the media than Quantum. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Inuvo and 2 mentions for Quantum. Quantum's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Inuvo's score of 0.28 indicating that Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Quantum beats Inuvo on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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