Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) and GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of GCT Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of GCT Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Quantum-Si and GCT Semiconductor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quantum-Si | $2.44 million | 83.75 | -$101.34 million | ($0.51) | -1.85 |
| GCT Semiconductor | $2.87 million | 40.48 | -$43.37 million | ($0.81) | -1.98 |
GCT Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum-Si. GCT Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum-Si, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Quantum-Si has a beta of 3.15, meaning that its stock price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCT Semiconductor has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Quantum-Si and GCT Semiconductor, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| GCT Semiconductor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Quantum-Si presently has a consensus price target of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 244.10%. GCT Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 118.34%. Given Quantum-Si’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than GCT Semiconductor.
Profitability
This table compares Quantum-Si and GCT Semiconductor’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% |
| GCT Semiconductor | -1,513.33% | N/A | -231.27% |
Summary
Quantum-Si beats GCT Semiconductor on 9 of the 13 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 GCT Semiconductor
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc., operates as a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits for the wireless semiconductor industry. The company provides RF and modem chipsets based on 4G LTE technology, including 4G LTE, 4.5G LTE Advanced, and 4.75G LTE Advanced-Pro. It also develops and sells cellular IoT chipsets for low-speed mobile networks such as eMTC/NB-IOT/Sigfox, and other network protocols; and 5G solutions. Its products and solutions are used in smartphones, tablets, hotspots, CPEs, USB dongles, routers, and M2M applications. The company sells its products directly or indirectly through distributors to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers primarily in Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan, Europe, North America and South America. The company was formerly known as Global Communication Technology, Inc. GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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