Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Competitors

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is HST or RGTI more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Rigetti Computing's net margin of -509.58%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.37% beat Rigetti Computing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.26%	10.37%	5.47%
Rigetti Computing	-509.58%	-51.56%	-37.78%

Does the media favor HST or RGTI?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 7 more articles in the media than Rigetti Computing. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 17 mentions for Rigetti Computing. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Rigetti Computing's score of 0.50 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Host Hotels & Resorts	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rigetti Computing	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HST or RGTI?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Rigetti Computing. Rigetti Computing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Host Hotels & Resorts, 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	1.76	$740M	$0.99	14.41
Rigetti Computing	$10.79M	215.89	-$75.11M	-$0.97	-8.40

Do analysts prefer HST or RGTI?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $19.54, indicating a potential upside of 36.90%. Rigetti Computing has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 77.91%. Given Rigetti Computing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rigetti Computing is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rigetti Computing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, HST or RGTI?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rigetti Computing has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HST or RGTI?

Host Hotels & Resorts received 24 more outperform votes than Rigetti Computing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.14% of users gave Rigetti Computing an outperform vote while only 47.66% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 51 47.66%	Underperform Votes 56 52.34%
Rigetti Computing	Outperform Votes 27 77.14%	Underperform Votes 8 22.86%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HST or RGTI?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Rigetti Computing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Rigetti Computing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Rigetti Computing on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.