IonQ (IONQ) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, PINS or IONQ?

Pinterest has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PINS or IONQ?

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinterest, 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
Pinterest	$3.65B	7.01	$1.86B	$2.69	14.01
IonQ	$37.47M	183.28	-$157.77M	-$0.81	-39.18

Does the media favor PINS or IONQ?

In the previous week, IonQ had 14 more articles in the media than Pinterest. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for IonQ and 19 mentions for Pinterest. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat IonQ's score of 0.78 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinterest	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IonQ	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PINS or IONQ?

Pinterest received 270 more outperform votes than IonQ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.91% of users gave Pinterest an outperform vote while only 51.22% of users gave IonQ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pinterest	Outperform Votes 291 52.91%	Underperform Votes 259 47.09%
IonQ	Outperform Votes 21 51.22%	Underperform Votes 20 48.78%

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

88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of IonQ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PINS or IONQ more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of 51.07% compared to IonQ's net margin of -457.85%. Pinterest's return on equity of 8.10% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinterest	51.07%	8.10%	6.97%
IonQ	-457.85%	-36.82%	-32.48%

Do analysts prefer PINS or IONQ?

Pinterest currently has a consensus target price of $43.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. IonQ has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.98%. Given Pinterest's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pinterest is more favorable than IonQ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinterest	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
IonQ	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Pinterest beats IonQ on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.