Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) and Soitec (OTCMKTS:SLOIF – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Quantum-Si and Soitec, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Soitec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Quantum-Si currently has a consensus price target of $1.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.04%. Given Quantum-Si’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than Soitec.
Risk and Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Quantum-Si and Soitec’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quantum-Si | -5,605.88% | -47.35% | -42.66% |
| Soitec | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Quantum-Si and Soitec”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quantum-Si | $2.44 million | 77.58 | -$101.34 million | ($0.51) | -1.70 |
| Soitec | $686.53 million | 5.67 | -$255.16 million | N/A | N/A |
Quantum-Si has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Soitec.
Summary
Quantum-Si beats Soitec on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Quantum-Si
Quantum-Si incorporated, a life sciences company, engages in the development of single-molecule detection platform to enable Next Generation Protein Sequencing (NGPS). The company's platform is comprised of the Platinum NGPS instrument; the Platinum Analysis Software service; and reagent kits and semiconductor chips for use with its instruments. It is used in protein identification, protein variants, antibody characterization, biomarker identification, and post translational modification analysis applications. The company was founded in 2013 is headquartered in Branford, Connecticut.
About Soitec
Soitec SA designs and manufactures semiconductor materials worldwide. Its products are used to manufacture chips that are used in smart phones, tablets, computers, IT servers, and data centers, as well as electronic components in cars, connected devices, and industrial and medical equipment. It provides CONNECT Radio Frequency Silicon-on-Insulator (RF-SOI) for smartphone front-end modules; CONNECT Piezoelectric-on-Insulator RF filters for smartphone; and CONNECT RF gallium nitride for 5g infrastructure base stations and smartphones, as well as CONNECT Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator (FD-SOI). The company also offers Auto Power-SOI product for automotive and industrial markets; Auto Smartsic for green mobility; and AUTO POWER-allium nitride for power efficiency, as well as AUTO FD-SOI for automotive radar and processors. In addition, it provides Smart photonics-SOI products for optical networking; Smart Imager-SOI products for next generation 3D image sensing; Smart FD-SOI for ultra low power, energy efficient, and body biasing; smart partially depleted (PD) -SOI for high-performance computing markets. Soitec SA was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Bernin, France.
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