QS vs. LCID, RIVN, CHPT, BE, RRX, CAE, NOVT, RUN, ENVX, and ENR
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), Bloom Energy (BE), Regal Rexnord (RRX), CAE (CAE), Novanta (NOVT), Sunrun (RUN), Enovix (ENVX), and Energizer (ENR).
QuantumScape vs. Its Competitors
QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability.
QuantumScape has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lucid Group's net margin of -259.57%. QuantumScape's return on equity of -42.10% 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.
QuantumScape has a beta of 4.42, suggesting that its share price is 342% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucid Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
QuantumScape currently has a consensus target price of $5.90, suggesting a potential downside of 25.36%. Lucid Group has a consensus target price of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1,251.24%. Given Lucid Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lucid Group is more favorable than QuantumScape.
29.9% of QuantumScape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of QuantumScape shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.0% of Lucid Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Lucid Group had 3 more articles in the media than QuantumScape. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Lucid Group and 11 mentions for QuantumScape. QuantumScape's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Lucid Group's score of 0.45 indicating that QuantumScape is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Lucid Group beats QuantumScape on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:QS) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
