QMCO vs. WDC, NTAP, PSTG, STX, CMCM, KLTR, TRVG, BZUN, CANG, and UEIC
Should you be buying Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum include Western Digital (WDC), NetApp (NTAP), Pure Storage (PSTG), Seagate Technology (STX), Cheetah Mobile (CMCM), Kaltura (KLTR), trivago (TRVG), Baozun (BZUN), Cango (CANG), and Universal Electronics (UEIC).
Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment.
63.7% of Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Western Digital shares are owned 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.
Quantum has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Digital has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Western Digital received 2020 more outperform votes than Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.13% of users gave Western Digital an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Western Digital had 8 more articles in the media than Quantum. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Western Digital and 5 mentions for Quantum. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Quantum's score of 0.61 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Western Digital's net margin of -12.87%. Quantum's return on equity of 0.00% beat Western Digital's return on equity.
Quantum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Western Digital. Western Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Quantum presently has a consensus price target of $1.43, suggesting a potential upside of 214.33%. Western Digital has a consensus price target of $78.32, suggesting a potential upside of 3.72%. Given Quantum's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Quantum is more favorable than Western Digital.
Summary
Quantum and Western Digital tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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