Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer HLNE or RGTI?

In the previous week, Rigetti Computing had 22 more articles in the media than Hamilton Lane. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Rigetti Computing and 12 mentions for Hamilton Lane. Hamilton Lane's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Rigetti Computing's score of 0.38 indicating that Hamilton Lane is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hamilton Lane	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rigetti Computing	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, HLNE or RGTI?

Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rigetti Computing has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Rigetti Computing shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Rigetti Computing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend HLNE or RGTI?

Hamilton Lane currently has a consensus price target of $176.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.06%. Rigetti Computing has a consensus price target of $4.80, suggesting a potential downside of 54.67%. Given Hamilton Lane's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hamilton Lane is more favorable than Rigetti Computing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Lane	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Rigetti Computing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HLNE or RGTI?

Hamilton Lane has higher revenue and earnings than Rigetti Computing. Rigetti Computing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hamilton Lane, 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
Hamilton Lane	$648.66M	12.76	$140.86M	$4.61	32.40
Rigetti Computing	$11.89M	171.24	-$75.11M	-$0.38	-27.87

Is HLNE or RGTI more profitable?

Hamilton Lane has a net margin of 28.03% compared to Rigetti Computing's net margin of -509.58%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 35.59% beat Rigetti Computing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Lane	28.03%	35.59%	19.15%
Rigetti Computing	-509.58%	-51.56%	-37.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLNE or RGTI?

Hamilton Lane received 241 more outperform votes than Rigetti Computing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.41% of users gave Rigetti Computing an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Hamilton Lane an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hamilton Lane	Outperform Votes 262 59.41%	Underperform Votes 179 40.59%
Rigetti Computing	Outperform Votes 21 72.41%	Underperform Votes 8 27.59%

Summary

Hamilton Lane beats Rigetti Computing on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.