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$13.64 +2.29 (+20.19%)
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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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
QuantumScape
5 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lucid Group
19 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
QuantumScape
3 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.70
Lucid Group
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QuantumScapeN/A -41.40% -35.93%
Lucid Group -275.73%-68.64%-25.58%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
QuantumScapeN/AN/A-$477.86M-$0.91-14.99
Lucid Group$807.83M11.78-$2.71B-$1.21-2.58

Summary

Lucid Group beats QuantumScape on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding QS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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

MetricQuantumScapeAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.34B$5.93B$18.12B$20.75B
Dividend YieldN/A2.53%2.97%3.67%
P/E Ratio-14.9947.7924.4527.60
Price / SalesN/A17.5034.9559.14
Price / CashN/A26.7517.5822.13
Price / Book6.403.123.064.66
Net Income-$477.86M$173.36M$812.57M$994.58M
7 Day Performance47.95%4.65%3.25%0.00%
1 Month Performance210.52%16.75%12.25%5.25%
1 Year Performance62.97%23.20%0.68%10.76%

QuantumScape Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QS
QuantumScape
0.6643 of 5 stars
$13.64
+20.2%
$5.19
-62.0%
+52.6%$6.34BN/A-14.99850Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
LCID
Lucid Group
0.9566 of 5 stars
$2.27
-1.1%
$2.68
+18.1%
-17.7%$6.91B$870.14M-1.876,800Trending News
Gap Up
RIVN
Rivian Automotive
1.9383 of 5 stars
$12.70
-2.6%
$14.38
+13.3%
-25.0%$14.38B$5.01B-3.4214,861Trending News
Options Volume
CHPT
ChargePoint
1.997 of 5 stars
$0.64
-3.2%
$1.39
+117.8%
-71.0%$294.16M$417.08M-1.071,395
RRX
Regal Rexnord
4.8285 of 5 stars
$146.16
-3.8%
$185.25
+26.7%
+0.6%$9.72B$5.90B41.7730,800Positive News
CAE
CAE
4.0653 of 5 stars
$29.42
+2.1%
$33.00
+12.2%
+53.6%$9.43B$4.71B32.6913,000
BE
Bloom Energy
3.1988 of 5 stars
$25.73
+1.3%
$24.26
-5.7%
+59.3%$5.98B$1.47B-514.502,127
NOVT
Novanta
2.8744 of 5 stars
$126.81
-3.7%
$160.00
+26.2%
-30.8%$4.59B$949.24M65.133,000Positive News
ENVX
Enovix
2.4921 of 5 stars
$14.65
+4.1%
$17.55
+19.8%
-8.3%$2.81B$22.90M-11.34340Gap Down
ATKR
Atkore
2.4079 of 5 stars
$73.97
-1.3%
$79.57
+7.6%
-48.5%$2.49B$3.20B14.245,600
RUN
Sunrun
4.6295 of 5 stars
$10.37
+2.6%
$14.30
+37.9%
-42.0%$2.37B$2.04B-0.8611,058Analyst Forecast
Gap Up

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This page (NYSE:QS) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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