Intrusion (INTZ) Competitors

Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, QMCO or INTZ?

Quantum has a beta of 2.81, suggesting that its stock price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrusion has a beta of -1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, QMCO or INTZ?

Intrusion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quantum	$285.87M	0.24	-$41.29M	N/A	N/A
Intrusion	$5.77M	3.52	-$13.89M	-$2.18	-0.48

Do institutionals & insiders believe in QMCO or INTZ?

63.7% of Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Intrusion shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Quantum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.1% of Intrusion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor QMCO or INTZ?

In the previous week, Quantum had 2 more articles in the media than Intrusion. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Quantum and 1 mentions for Intrusion. Quantum's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Intrusion's score of -1.00 indicating that Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quantum	Positive
Intrusion	Negative

Do analysts recommend QMCO or INTZ?

Quantum presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 84.11%. Intrusion has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 476.92%. Given Intrusion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intrusion is more favorable than Quantum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quantum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Intrusion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is QMCO or INTZ more profitable?

Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Intrusion's net margin of -158.40%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intrusion	-158.40%	N/A	-128.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QMCO or INTZ?

Intrusion received 6 more outperform votes than Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 29.41% of users gave Intrusion an outperform vote while only 27.27% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quantum	Outperform Votes 9 27.27%	Underperform Votes 24 72.73%
Intrusion	Outperform Votes 15 29.41%	Underperform Votes 36 70.59%

Summary

Intrusion beats Quantum on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.