QUBT vs. IONQ, DOCS, NBIS, NICE, PCOR, PCTY, KVYO, TEM, TTAN, and KD
Should you be buying Quantum Computing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum Computing include IonQ (IONQ), Doximity (DOCS), Nebius Group (NBIS), Nice (NICE), Procore Technologies (PCOR), Paylocity (PCTY), Klaviyo (KVYO), Tempus AI (TEM), ServiceTitan (TTAN), and Kyndryl (KD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Quantum Computing vs. Its Competitors
IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
Quantum Computing has a net margin of 0.00% compared to IonQ's net margin of -753.20%. Quantum Computing's return on equity of 0.00% beat IonQ's return on equity.
IonQ presently has a consensus price target of $41.43, indicating a potential downside of 0.40%. Quantum Computing has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Given Quantum Computing's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quantum Computing is more favorable than IonQ.
IonQ has a beta of 2.55, indicating that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum Computing has a beta of 3.96, indicating that its share price is 296% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, IonQ had 18 more articles in the media than Quantum Computing. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for IonQ and 17 mentions for Quantum Computing. Quantum Computing's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat IonQ's score of 0.52 indicating that Quantum Computing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Quantum Computing has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IonQ. Quantum Computing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IonQ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Quantum Computing shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of IonQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Quantum Computing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Quantum Computing beats IonQ on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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.
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This page (NASDAQ:QUBT) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
