IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) versus CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) Head-To-Head Review

CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CPI Card Group and IonQ”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CPI Card Group	$543.53 million	0.56	$14.95 million	$1.15	22.74
IonQ	$130.02 million	99.38	-$510.38 million	($4.66)	-6.46

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for CPI Card Group and IonQ, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPI Card Group	0	2	4	0	2.67
IonQ	1	4	10	0	2.60

CPI Card Group currently has a consensus target price of $30.25, suggesting a potential upside of 15.68%. IonQ has a consensus target price of $63.33, suggesting a potential upside of 110.48%. Given IonQ’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IonQ is more favorable than CPI Card Group.

Risk and Volatility

CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 3.36, suggesting that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of IonQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CPI Card Group and IonQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPI Card Group	2.34%	-145.74%	6.29%
IonQ	-553.27%	-22.29%	-13.20%

Summary

CPI Card Group beats IonQ on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CPI Card Group

CPI Card Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, data personalization, packaging, and fulfillment of financial payment cards. It operates through Debit and Credit, and Prepaid Debit segments. The Debit and Credit segment produces financial payment cards and provides integrated card services to card-issuing financial institutions. Its products include Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) and non-EMV financial payment cards, including contact and contactless cards, plastic and encased metal cards, and Second Wave payment cards, as well as private label credit cards. This segment also provides on-demand services and various integrated card services, including card personalization and fulfillment, as well as instant issuance services. The Prepaid Debit segment primarily offers integrated card services comprising tamper-evident security packaging services to prepaid debit card providers. It also produces financial payment cards issued on the networks of the payment card brands. It serves issuers of debit and credit cards, Prepaid Debit Card program managers, community banks, credit unions, and group service providers in the United States. The company was formerly known as CPI Holdings I, Inc. and changed its name to CPI Card Group Inc. in August 2015. CPI Card Group Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. engages in the development of general-purpose quantum computing systems in the United States. It sells access to quantum computers of various qubit capacities. The company makes access to its quantum computers through cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum, and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, as well as through its cloud service. It also provides contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing hardware systems; maintenance and support services; and consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in College Park, Maryland.