QMCO vs. INUV, PODC, IRIX, LPSN, KTCC, NSYS, RNLX, IZEA, INSG, and CUTR
Should you be buying Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum include Inuvo (INUV), PodcastOne (PODC), IRIDEX (IRIX), LivePerson (LPSN), Key Tronic (KTCC), Nortech Systems (NSYS), Renalytix (RNLX), IZEA Worldwide (IZEA), Inseego (INSG), and Cutera (CUTR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Inuvo (NYSE:INUV) and Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Inuvo presently has a consensus target price of $1.00, indicating a potential upside of 209.60%. Quantum has a consensus target price of $1.43, indicating a potential upside of 172.60%. Given Quantum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Inuvo is more favorable than Quantum.
In the previous week, Inuvo had 7 more articles in the media than Quantum. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Inuvo and 2 mentions for Quantum. Inuvo's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Quantum's score of 0.13 indicating that Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Inuvo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quantum. Inuvo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Quantum's net margin of -14.06%. Inuvo's return on equity of 0.00% beat Quantum's return on equity.
Inuvo has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum has a beta of 2.56, indicating that its share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.
29.4% of Inuvo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of Inuvo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Quantum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Quantum received 8 more outperform votes than Inuvo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 30.00% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote while only 2.00% of users gave Inuvo an outperform vote.
Summary
Quantum beats Inuvo on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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