QS vs. LCID, RIVN, CHPT, RRX, CAE, BE, NOVT, ENVX, ATKR, and RUN
Should you be buying QuantumScape stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuantumScape include Lucid Group (LCID), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), ChargePoint (CHPT), Regal Rexnord (RRX), CAE (CAE), Bloom Energy (BE), Novanta (NOVT), Enovix (ENVX), Atkore (ATKR), and Sunrun (RUN).
QuantumScape vs. Its Competitors
QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
QuantumScape has a beta of 4.42, meaning that its share price is 342% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucid Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Lucid Group had 24 more articles in the media than QuantumScape. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Lucid Group and 19 mentions for QuantumScape. Lucid Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat QuantumScape's score of 0.58 indicating that Lucid Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
QuantumScape currently has a consensus price target of $5.19, suggesting a potential downside of 61.98%. Lucid Group has a consensus price target of $2.68, suggesting a potential downside of 14.25%. Given Lucid Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lucid Group is more favorable than QuantumScape.
29.9% of QuantumScape shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Lucid Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of QuantumScape shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.3% of Lucid Group shares are held by 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.
QuantumScape has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lucid Group's net margin of -275.73%. QuantumScape's return on equity of -41.40% beat Lucid Group's return on equity.
QuantumScape has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lucid Group. QuantumScape is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lucid Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lucid Group beats QuantumScape on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:QS) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff