Origin Materials (ORGN) Competitors

Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) and Origin Materials (NASDAQ:ORGN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts prefer QSI or ORGN?

Quantum-Si currently has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 79.86%. Origin Materials has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 191.26%. Given Origin Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Origin Materials is more favorable than Quantum-Si.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quantum-Si	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Origin Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QSI or ORGN?

39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of Origin Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 30.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Origin Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, QSI or ORGN?

Quantum-Si has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Materials has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is QSI or ORGN more profitable?

Origin Materials has a net margin of -229.52% compared to Quantum-Si's net margin of -3,968.84%. Origin Materials' return on equity of -21.26% beat Quantum-Si's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum-Si	-3,968.84%	-36.96%	-33.57%
Origin Materials	-229.52%	-21.26%	-19.30%

Does the media favor QSI or ORGN?

In the previous week, Quantum-Si had 1 more articles in the media than Origin Materials. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Quantum-Si and 9 mentions for Origin Materials. Quantum-Si's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Origin Materials' score of 0.36 indicating that Quantum-Si is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quantum-Si	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Materials	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, QSI or ORGN?

Origin Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum-Si. Quantum-Si is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quantum-Si	$2.27M	87.33	-$95.96M	-$0.64	-2.17
Origin Materials	$28.81M	5.21	$23.80M	-$0.57	-1.81

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QSI or ORGN?

Origin Materials received 53 more outperform votes than Quantum-Si when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Quantum-Si an outperform vote while only 61.05% of users gave Origin Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quantum-Si	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
Origin Materials	Outperform Votes 58 61.05%	Underperform Votes 37 38.95%

Summary

Origin Materials beats Quantum-Si on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.