IonQ (IONQ) Competitors

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking and risk.

Does the media favor IOT or IONQ?

In the previous week, IonQ had 20 more articles in the media than Samsara. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for IonQ and 18 mentions for Samsara. Samsara's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat IonQ's score of 0.79 indicating that Samsara is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Samsara	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IonQ	17 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, IOT or IONQ?

Samsara has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IOT or IONQ?

96.0% of Samsara shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. 60.0% of Samsara shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of IonQ shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IOT or IONQ?

Samsara received 23 more outperform votes than IonQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.56% of users gave IonQ an outperform vote while only 39.02% of users gave Samsara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Samsara	Outperform Votes 48 39.02%	Underperform Votes 75 60.98%
IonQ	Outperform Votes 25 55.56%	Underperform Votes 20 44.44%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IOT or IONQ?

IonQ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Samsara. Samsara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IonQ, 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
Samsara	$1.25B	16.97	-$286.73M	-$0.28	-133.00
IonQ	$43.07M	131.15	-$157.77M	-$1.54	-16.46

Is IOT or IONQ more profitable?

Samsara has a net margin of -21.80% compared to IonQ's net margin of -457.85%. Samsara's return on equity of -19.44% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsara	-21.80%	-19.44%	-10.30%
IonQ	-457.85%	-36.82%	-32.48%

Do analysts recommend IOT or IONQ?

Samsara presently has a consensus price target of $49.20, suggesting a potential upside of 32.12%. IonQ has a consensus price target of $41.80, suggesting a potential upside of 64.89%. Given IonQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IonQ is more favorable than Samsara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsara	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
IonQ	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Samsara beats IonQ on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.