Quantum Computing (QUBT) Competitors

Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) and Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is VERX or QUBT more profitable?

Vertex has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Quantum Computing's net margin of 0.00%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Quantum Computing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%
Quantum Computing	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VERX or QUBT?

70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Quantum Computing shares are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of Vertex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.1% of Quantum Computing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate VERX or QUBT?

Vertex currently has a consensus target price of $54.70, suggesting a potential upside of 2.82%. Quantum Computing has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential downside of 53.27%. Given Vertex's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vertex is more favorable than Quantum Computing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Quantum Computing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to VERX or QUBT?

In the previous week, Quantum Computing had 17 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Quantum Computing and 13 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Quantum Computing's score of 0.51 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertex	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quantum Computing	5 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, VERX or QUBT?

Vertex has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum Computing. Quantum Computing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertex, 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
Vertex	$643.23M	12.90	-$13.09M	$0.18	295.56
Quantum Computing	$386.05K	5,604.48	-$34.49M	-$0.29	-62.72

Which has more risk & volatility, VERX or QUBT?

Vertex has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum Computing has a beta of 3.11, meaning that its stock price is 211% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VERX or QUBT?

Vertex received 41 more outperform votes than Quantum Computing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Quantum Computing an outperform vote while only 46.74% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertex	Outperform Votes 43 46.74%	Underperform Votes 49 53.26%
Quantum Computing	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Vertex beats Quantum Computing on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.