Quantum (QMCO) Competitors

Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, QMCO or KOPN?

Quantum has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 3.16, indicating that its stock price is 216% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in QMCO or KOPN?

63.7% of Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Quantum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Kopin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is QMCO or KOPN more profitable?

Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Quantum's return on equity of 0.00% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%

Do analysts recommend QMCO or KOPN?

Quantum currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.07%. Kopin has a consensus price target of $2.56, indicating a potential upside of 88.42%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Quantum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quantum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QMCO or KOPN?

Kopin received 301 more outperform votes than Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.51% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote while only 27.27% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quantum	Outperform Votes 9 27.27%	Underperform Votes 24 72.73%
Kopin	Outperform Votes 310 57.51%	Underperform Votes 229 42.49%

Does the media refer more to QMCO or KOPN?

In the previous week, Quantum had 7 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Quantum and 2 mentions for Kopin. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Quantum's score of 0.83 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quantum	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kopin	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, QMCO or KOPN?

Kopin has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quantum	$285.87M	0.28	-$41.29M	N/A	N/A
Kopin	$50.34M	4.40	-$19.75M	-$0.11	-12.36

Summary

Kopin beats Quantum on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.