Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Quarterhill (QTRH) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock QTRH vs. APPS, ACTG, JYNT, REFR, VHC, RMCO, AMOD, XELB, DLB, and IDCCShould you be buying Quarterhill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quarterhill include Digital Turbine (APPS), Acacia Research (ACTG), Joint (JYNT), Research Frontiers (REFR), VirnetX (VHC), Royalty Management (RMCO), Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (AMOD), Xcel Brands (XELB), Dolby Laboratories (DLB), and InterDigital (IDCC). Quarterhill vs. Digital Turbine Acacia Research Joint Research Frontiers VirnetX Royalty Management Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock Xcel Brands Dolby Laboratories InterDigital Quarterhill (NASDAQ:QTRH) and Digital Turbine (NASDAQ:APPS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, QTRH or APPS? Quarterhill has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Turbine has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate QTRH or APPS? Digital Turbine has a consensus target price of $2.38, suggesting a potential downside of 10.21%. Given Digital Turbine's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Digital Turbine is more favorable than Quarterhill.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Quarterhill 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Digital Turbine 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor QTRH or APPS? In the previous week, Digital Turbine had 10 more articles in the media than Quarterhill. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Digital Turbine and 0 mentions for Quarterhill. Digital Turbine's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Quarterhill's score of 0.00 indicating that Digital Turbine is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Quarterhill Neutral Digital Turbine Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, QTRH or APPS? Quarterhill has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Digital Turbine. Quarterhill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Turbine, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQuarterhill$77.40M1.61-$49.12M-$0.24-4.38Digital Turbine$483.58M0.57-$420.23M-$3.03-0.87 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QTRH or APPS? 10.2% of Quarterhill shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Digital Turbine shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Digital Turbine shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is QTRH or APPS more profitable? Quarterhill has a net margin of -11.31% compared to Digital Turbine's net margin of -64.06%. Digital Turbine's return on equity of 3.41% beat Quarterhill's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Quarterhill-11.31% -6.62% -5.54% Digital Turbine -64.06%3.41%0.76% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QTRH or APPS? Digital Turbine received 231 more outperform votes than Quarterhill when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.93% of users gave Digital Turbine an outperform vote while only 66.01% of users gave Quarterhill an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQuarterhillOutperform Votes20066.01% Underperform Votes10333.99% Digital TurbineOutperform Votes43166.93% Underperform Votes21333.07% SummaryDigital Turbine beats Quarterhill on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Quarterhill News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QTRH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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 ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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 QTRH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuarterhillPatent Owners & Lessors IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$124.76M$999.81M$7.03B$7.68BDividend Yield3.33%5.01%2.53%4.02%P/E Ratio-4.385.8129.4918.55Price / Sales1.61538.90143.3588.66Price / CashN/A12.4231.4034.64Price / Book0.612.964.604.11Net Income-$49.12M$7.52M$195.05M$247.18M Quarterhill Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QTRHQuarterhillN/A$1.05flatN/AN/A$124.76M$77.40M-4.38361APPSDigital Turbine1.5593 of 5 stars$3.65+3.7%$2.38-34.9%+8.4%$383.28M$483.58M-1.20840Short Interest ↑ACTGAcacia Research1.7455 of 5 stars$3.40-0.6%N/A-37.9%$326.69M$122.31M6.42290Positive NewsJYNTJoint3.909 of 5 stars$12.78+0.4%$17.50+36.9%-3.1%$193.94M$51.90M-11.21320Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeREFRResearch Frontiers0.3116 of 5 stars$1.16-4.1%N/A-12.3%$39.03M$1.34M-38.676High Trading VolumeVHCVirnetX0.3194 of 5 stars$8.01-9.9%N/A+19.8%$33.95M$5,000.00-1.5020Gap UpRMCORoyalty Management2.4504 of 5 stars$1.15flatN/A-4.3%$17.17M$568,896.000.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAMODAlpha Modus Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common StockN/A$1.65-5.2%N/AN/A$10.76MN/A0.00N/AXELBXcel Brands1.4257 of 5 stars$0.38+20.2%N/A-61.2%$9.13M$9.34M-0.3780Analyst ForecastStock SplitAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeDLBDolby Laboratories4.7635 of 5 stars$81.65+1.1%$100.00+22.5%-4.6%$7.79B$1.32B30.022,340Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsIDCCInterDigital1.5618 of 5 stars$221.60+2.0%$120.00-45.8%+97.3%$5.69B$868.52M18.41420Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Digital Turbine Alternatives Acacia Research Alternatives Joint Alternatives Research Frontiers Alternatives VirnetX Alternatives Royalty Management Alternatives Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock Alternatives Xcel Brands Alternatives Dolby Laboratories Alternatives InterDigital Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:QTRH) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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