QMCO vs. RDCM, KOPN, LTRX, SILC, ALOT, INVE, MKFG, OSS, ZEPP, and TACT
Should you be buying Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum include RADCOM (RDCM), Kopin (KOPN), Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), Markforged (MKFG), One Stop Systems (OSS), Zepp Health (ZEPP), and TransAct Technologies (TACT). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Quantum vs.
Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
RADCOM has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum.
Quantum has a beta of 3.06, indicating that its share price is 206% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RADCOM has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Quantum had 11 more articles in the media than RADCOM. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Quantum and 7 mentions for RADCOM. Quantum's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat RADCOM's score of 0.41 indicating that Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Quantum presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential downside of 84.66%. RADCOM has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.72%. Given RADCOM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RADCOM is more favorable than Quantum.
RADCOM has a net margin of 12.44% compared to Quantum's net margin of 0.00%. RADCOM's return on equity of 8.90% beat Quantum's return on equity.
RADCOM received 330 more outperform votes than Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.90% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote while only 29.03% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote.
63.7% of Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of RADCOM shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Quantum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of RADCOM shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
RADCOM beats Quantum on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:QMCO) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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