Free Trial

Quantum (QMCO) Competitors

Quantum logo
$4.24
-0.07 (-1.62%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

QMCO vs. SILC, KOPN, MKFG, INVE, ZEPP, OSS, TACT, LINK, BOSC, and HUBC

Should you be buying Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum include Silicom (SILC), Kopin (KOPN), Markforged (MKFG), Identiv (INVE), Zepp Health (ZEPP), One Stop Systems (OSS), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Interlink Electronics (LINK), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC), and HUB Cyber Security (HUBC). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Quantum vs.

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

Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Silicom's net margin of -30.59%. Quantum's return on equity of 0.00% beat Silicom's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QuantumN/A N/A N/A
Silicom -30.59%-13.38%-11.81%

Quantum has a beta of 2.75, indicating that its share price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicom has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

63.7% of Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.9% of Silicom shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Quantum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Silicom shares are held by company 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.

Silicom received 238 more outperform votes than Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.19% of users gave Silicom an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
QuantumOutperform Votes
9
30.00%
Underperform Votes
21
70.00%
SilicomOutperform Votes
247
69.19%
Underperform Votes
110
30.81%

Silicom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Quantum$311.60M0.07-$41.29MN/AN/A
Silicom$124.13M0.74-$26.41M-$3.00-4.55

Silicom has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.52%. Given Silicom's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Silicom is more favorable than Quantum.

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

In the previous week, Silicom had 8 more articles in the media than Quantum. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Silicom and 1 mentions for Quantum. Quantum's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Silicom's score of -0.02 indicating that Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Quantum
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Silicom
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Quantum and Silicom tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

QMCO vs. The Competition

MetricQuantumComputer storage devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$20.66M$16.85B$23.97B$8.53B
Dividend YieldN/A2.27%2.75%4.14%
P/E RatioN/A42.95252.7915.18
Price / Sales0.072.863,725.0492.77
Price / CashN/A52.0032.0734.07
Price / Book-0.2611.666.985.02
Net Income-$41.29M$108.60M$670.43M$225.46M
7 Day Performance-14.52%-6.39%-0.32%0.37%
1 Month Performance20.97%1.55%0.65%3.57%
1 Year Performance-51.28%29.45%20.34%29.44%

Quantum Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QMCO
Quantum
0.5629 of 5 stars
$4.24
-1.6%
N/A-52.5%$20.66M$311.60M0.00900Gap Up
SILC
Silicom
2.3804 of 5 stars
$13.79
+3.6%
$20.00
+45.0%
-11.9%$93.17M$77.69M-5.79320News Coverage
Gap Up
KOPN
Kopin
3.1302 of 5 stars
$0.78
-1.1%
$2.67
+241.2%
-34.2%$92.55M$41.55M-1.95144Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
MKFG
Markforged
1.5617 of 5 stars
$4.45
flat
$5.00
+12.4%
-30.8%$90.45M$86.48M-0.77370Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
INVE
Identiv
3.0878 of 5 stars
$3.69
+2.5%
$7.25
+96.5%
-39.7%$86.64M$116.38M-6.47330Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
ZEPP
Zepp Health
3.0312 of 5 stars
$3.39
-0.6%
$20.76
+512.4%
-24.5%$51.03M$245.88M-2.071,230Positive News
Gap Up
OSS
One Stop Systems
3.4427 of 5 stars
$2.38
+0.4%
$5.25
+120.6%
+13.2%$50.08M$60.90M-6.61110Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
TACT
TransAct Technologies
3.4356 of 5 stars
$4.11
+1.0%
$7.50
+82.5%
-28.9%$41.08M$52.74M-82.20120Upcoming Earnings
LINK
Interlink Electronics
1.5241 of 5 stars
$5.00
-5.7%
N/A-9.9%$32.41M$12.64M55.5690Gap Up
BOSC
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions
2.829 of 5 stars
$2.92
-1.0%
$5.00
+71.2%
+9.8%$16.78M$40.44M8.5980Positive News
HUBC
HUB Cyber Security
N/A$0.44
-1.2%
N/A-93.3%$13.40M$42.66M0.00720News Coverage

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NASDAQ:QMCO) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners