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QuantumScape (QS) Competitors

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$5.02 +0.29 (+6.13%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

QS vs. CAE, NOVT, BE, FLNC, ATKR, ENR, RUN, PLUG, NPWR, and RONI

Should you be buying QuantumScape stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuantumScape include CAE (CAE), Novanta (NOVT), Bloom Energy (BE), Fluence Energy (FLNC), Atkore (ATKR), Energizer (ENR), Sunrun (RUN), Plug Power (PLUG), NET Power (NPWR), and Rice Acquisition Corp. II (RONI). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry.

QuantumScape vs.

QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and CAE (NYSE:CAE) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

CAE received 548 more outperform votes than QuantumScape when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.27% of users gave CAE an outperform vote while only 26.09% of users gave QuantumScape an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
QuantumScapeOutperform Votes
18
26.09%
Underperform Votes
51
73.91%
CAEOutperform Votes
566
62.27%
Underperform Votes
343
37.73%

QuantumScape has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CAE's net margin of -7.49%. CAE's return on equity of 5.79% beat QuantumScape's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QuantumScapeN/A -39.00% -33.83%
CAE -7.49%5.79%2.56%

QuantumScape has a beta of 4.5, suggesting that its share price is 350% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAE has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

CAE has higher revenue and earnings than QuantumScape. CAE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuantumScape, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
QuantumScapeN/AN/A-$445.14M-$0.95-5.28
CAE$4.43B1.71-$225.35M-$0.77-30.87

29.9% of QuantumScape shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of CAE shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of QuantumScape shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of CAE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

QuantumScape currently has a consensus price target of $6.26, indicating a potential upside of 24.70%. CAE has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.17%. Given QuantumScape's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe QuantumScape is more favorable than CAE.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
QuantumScape
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86
CAE
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

In the previous week, QuantumScape had 2 more articles in the media than CAE. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for QuantumScape and 11 mentions for CAE. CAE's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat QuantumScape's score of 0.63 indicating that CAE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
QuantumScape
5 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CAE
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

CAE beats QuantumScape on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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QS vs. The Competition

MetricQuantumScapeelectrical machinery, equipment, & supplies IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.57B$939.43M$19.29B$19.18B
Dividend YieldN/A2.01%3.10%3.59%
P/E Ratio-5.2827.9611.3241.28
Price / SalesN/A9.8311.0717.59
Price / CashN/A16.5312.3421.28
Price / Book1.853.861.895.32
Net Income-$445.14M-$72.40M$1.51B$989.88M
7 Day Performance2.66%1.54%-4.98%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-0.69%3.50%-2.49%-3.68%
1 Year Performance-31.61%1.02%-13.28%12.14%

QuantumScape Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QS
QuantumScape
1.0739 of 5 stars
$5.02
+6.1%
$6.26
+24.7%
-28.7%$2.57BN/A-5.28850Options Volume
High Trading Volume
CAE
CAE
1.422 of 5 stars
$23.46
+0.8%
$25.00
+6.6%
+13.5%$7.47B$4.43B-30.2313,000News Coverage
NOVT
Novanta
3.2914 of 5 stars
$172.45
+3.8%
$169.00
-2.0%
-6.6%$6.19B$881.66M102.642,900Positive News
BE
Bloom Energy
3.2071 of 5 stars
$25.62
+0.1%
$22.45
-12.4%
+74.2%$5.86B$1.26B-45.202,377
FLNC
Fluence Energy
4.2663 of 5 stars
$16.92
-1.5%
$26.85
+58.7%
-33.9%$3.06B$2.70B132.081,595Analyst Downgrade
ATKR
Atkore
4.6667 of 5 stars
$84.44
-0.5%
$118.80
+40.7%
-47.1%$2.95B$3.20B6.695,600Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Positive News
ENR
Energizer
3.5629 of 5 stars
$36.81
+0.2%
$37.63
+2.2%
+12.1%$2.65B$2.89B70.875,600Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
RUN
Sunrun
4.3126 of 5 stars
$10.01
-1.1%
$19.28
+92.6%
-45.6%$2.25B$2.26B-5.5610,833Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
News Coverage
PLUG
Plug Power
4.5231 of 5 stars
$2.46
+1.2%
$4.52
+83.8%
-38.5%$2.24B$659.51M-1.133,868News Coverage
Gap Down
NPWR
NET Power
0.9286 of 5 stars
$10.02
+0.3%
$9.50
-5.2%
-4.5%$2.16B$170,000.000.0024
RONI
Rice Acquisition Corp. II
N/A$13.12
+11.7%
N/A-12.6%$1.58BN/A0.0024Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:QS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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