IonQ (IONQ) Competitors

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor IONQ or JKHY?

In the previous week, IonQ had 8 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for IonQ and 21 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat IonQ's score of 0.41 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IonQ	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jack Henry & Associates	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, IONQ or JKHY?

Jack Henry & Associates has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, 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
IonQ	$37.47M	166.49	-$157.77M	-$0.81	-35.98
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.22B	5.70	$381.82M	$5.46	31.72

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IONQ or JKHY?

Jack Henry & Associates received 282 more outperform votes than IonQ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.10% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote while only 48.65% of users gave IonQ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IonQ	Outperform Votes 18 48.65%	Underperform Votes 19 51.35%
Jack Henry & Associates	Outperform Votes 300 53.10%	Underperform Votes 265 46.90%

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

41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of IonQ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IONQ or JKHY more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.79% compared to IonQ's net margin of -457.85%. Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity of 21.81% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IonQ	-457.85%	-36.82%	-32.48%
Jack Henry & Associates	17.79%	21.81%	13.94%

Which has more risk and volatility, IONQ or JKHY?

IonQ has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend IONQ or JKHY?

IonQ currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential downside of 39.95%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus target price of $188.73, suggesting a potential upside of 8.96%. Given Jack Henry & Associates' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jack Henry & Associates is more favorable than IonQ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IonQ	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Jack Henry & Associates	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Summary

Jack Henry & Associates beats IonQ on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.