Xunlei (XNET) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, XNET or QUBT?

Xunlei has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum Computing. Quantum Computing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xunlei, 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
Xunlei	$323.14M	0.65	$14.23M	$0.01	344.00
Quantum Computing	$373K	2,395.35	-$91.95M	-$0.67	-9.72

Is XNET or QUBT more profitable?

Xunlei has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Quantum Computing's net margin of 0.00%. Xunlei's return on equity of 4.47% beat Quantum Computing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xunlei	4.65%	4.47%	3.13%
Quantum Computing	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of XNET or QUBT?

5.1% of Xunlei shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Quantum Computing shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of Xunlei shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.1% of Quantum Computing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend XNET or QUBT?

Quantum Computing has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.57%. Given Quantum Computing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quantum Computing is more favorable than Xunlei.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xunlei	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Quantum Computing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XNET or QUBT?

Xunlei received 174 more outperform votes than Quantum Computing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Quantum Computing an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Xunlei an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xunlei	Outperform Votes 176 66.67%	Underperform Votes 88 33.33%
Quantum Computing	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Does the media prefer XNET or QUBT?

In the previous week, Quantum Computing had 40 more articles in the media than Xunlei. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Quantum Computing and 2 mentions for Xunlei. Xunlei's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Quantum Computing's score of 0.11 indicating that Xunlei is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xunlei	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quantum Computing	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, XNET or QUBT?

Xunlei has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum Computing has a beta of 2.99, suggesting that its share price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Xunlei beats Quantum Computing on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.