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QMCO vs. ALLT, MITK, KOPN, DDD, RDCM, LTRX, OSS, SILC, INVE, and LINK

Should you be buying Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum include Allot (ALLT), Mitek Systems (MITK), Kopin (KOPN), 3D Systems (DDD), Radcom (RDCM), Lantronix (LTRX), One Stop Systems (OSS), Silicom (SILC), Identiv (INVE), and Interlink Electronics (LINK). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Quantum vs. Its Competitors

Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and Allot (NASDAQ:ALLT) are both small-cap computer hardware companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

63.7% of Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Allot shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Allot shares are owned by 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.

Quantum has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allot has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Allot has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Quantum$274.06M0.57-$115.09MN/AN/A
Allot$92.19M5.38-$5.87M-$0.05-213.00

In the previous week, Quantum had 21 more articles in the media than Allot. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Quantum and 4 mentions for Allot. Allot's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Quantum's score of 0.38 indicating that Allot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Quantum
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Allot
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Allot has a net margin of -2.12% compared to Quantum's net margin of -42.24%. Allot's return on equity of 0.94% beat Quantum's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Quantum-42.24% N/A -23.41%
Allot -2.12%0.94%0.40%

Quantum presently has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 64.40%. Given Quantum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Quantum is more favorable than Allot.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Quantum
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Allot
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Quantum beats Allot on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding QMCO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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QMCO vs. The Competition

MetricQuantumCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$156.64M$14.63B$32.77B$10.55B
Dividend YieldN/A1.03%3.16%4.70%
P/E RatioN/A53.45487.8126.71
Price / Sales0.573.592,327.36225.61
Price / CashN/A34.6335.0131.09
Price / Book-0.5013.097.456.57
Net Income-$115.09M$462.72M$816.72M$276.78M
7 Day Performance20.00%11.78%1.68%1.98%
1 Month Performance58.49%33.28%10.57%9.13%
1 Year Performance238.81%79.88%24,359.34%31.60%

Quantum Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QMCO
Quantum
2.692 of 5 stars
$11.76
+7.7%
$19.33
+64.4%
+238.8%$156.64M$274.06M0.00900Trending News
Gap Up
ALLT
Allot
1.434 of 5 stars
$9.79
-1.5%
N/A+261.0%$455.53M$92.19M-195.80740Gap Up
MITK
Mitek Systems
3.3106 of 5 stars
$9.93
flat
$13.50
+36.0%
+15.2%$453.30M$172.08M30.09450Positive News
KOPN
Kopin
1.5564 of 5 stars
$2.45
+7.5%
$3.00
+22.4%
+275.9%$398.88M$50.33M-27.22180
DDD
3D Systems
3.2615 of 5 stars
$2.91
-6.4%
$5.00
+71.8%
+8.9%$373.21M$440.12M-2.221,833Gap Up
RDCM
Radcom
3.4238 of 5 stars
$14.04
-2.2%
$18.00
+28.2%
+36.4%$219.87M$61.01M24.21280
LTRX
Lantronix
1.6956 of 5 stars
$4.49
-1.5%
$4.17
-7.2%
+35.0%$176.32M$122.92M-14.97350
OSS
One Stop Systems
1.6059 of 5 stars
$5.58
-0.7%
$5.25
-5.9%
+134.0%$122.31M$54.69M-8.58110Positive News
Gap Up
SILC
Silicom
1.5846 of 5 stars
$17.40
+0.6%
N/A+28.8%$98.66M$58.11M-7.63320Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
INVE
Identiv
3.521 of 5 stars
$3.52
-3.3%
$5.33
+51.5%
+2.3%$83.49M$26.63M1.16330Short Interest ↑
LINK
Interlink Electronics
1.8053 of 5 stars
$12.28
-9.8%
$13.00
+5.9%
+240.7%$79.60M$11.74M136.4490High Trading Volume

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