Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Competitors

Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, RGTI or STEP?

Rigetti Computing has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RGTI or STEP?

StepStone Group has higher revenue and earnings than Rigetti Computing. Rigetti Computing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StepStone Group, 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
Rigetti Computing	$12.01M	222.72	-$75.11M	-$0.38	-36.60
StepStone Group	$800.28M	9.17	$58.09M	$0.60	106.17

Does the media refer more to RGTI or STEP?

In the previous week, Rigetti Computing had 24 more articles in the media than StepStone Group. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Rigetti Computing and 6 mentions for StepStone Group. Rigetti Computing's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat StepStone Group's score of 0.16 indicating that Rigetti Computing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rigetti Computing	11 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
StepStone Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RGTI or STEP?

StepStone Group received 7 more outperform votes than Rigetti Computing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.33% of users gave Rigetti Computing an outperform vote while only 32.22% of users gave StepStone Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rigetti Computing	Outperform Votes 22 73.33%	Underperform Votes 8 26.67%
StepStone Group	Outperform Votes 29 32.22%	Underperform Votes 61 67.78%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RGTI or STEP?

35.4% of Rigetti Computing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is RGTI or STEP more profitable?

StepStone Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rigetti Computing's net margin of -509.58%. StepStone Group's return on equity of 11.18% beat Rigetti Computing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rigetti Computing	-509.58%	-51.56%	-37.78%
StepStone Group	N/A	11.18%	5.04%

Do analysts rate RGTI or STEP?

Rigetti Computing currently has a consensus target price of $5.70, indicating a potential downside of 59.02%. StepStone Group has a consensus target price of $67.79, indicating a potential upside of 6.41%. Given StepStone Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than Rigetti Computing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rigetti Computing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
StepStone Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

StepStone Group beats Rigetti Computing on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.