QMCO vs. AWRE, IRIX, INSG, PODC, MATH, VIOT, IZEA, KTCC, DZSI, and NSYS
Should you be buying Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum include Aware (AWRE), IRIDEX (IRIX), Inseego (INSG), PodcastOne (PODC), Metalpha Technology (MATH), Viomi Technology (VIOT), IZEA Worldwide (IZEA), Key Tronic (KTCC), DZS (DZSI), and Nortech Systems (NSYS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
Aware received 109 more outperform votes than Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Aware an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote.
63.7% of Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Aware shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.6% of Aware shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Aware's net margin of -36.65%. Quantum's return on equity of 0.00% beat Aware's return on equity.
Quantum presently has a consensus target price of $1.43, indicating a potential upside of 158.26%. Given Quantum's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Quantum is more favorable than Aware.
In the previous week, Aware had 84 more articles in the media than Quantum. MarketBeat recorded 84 mentions for Aware and 0 mentions for Quantum. Quantum's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Aware's score of -0.03 indicating that Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Quantum has a beta of 2.56, indicating that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aware has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Aware has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum. Aware is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Quantum beats Aware on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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