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

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

Quantum vs. Its Competitors

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

31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Quantum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Kopin has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quantum.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kopin$50.33M11.81-$43.88M-$0.09-40.56
Quantum$274.06M0.54-$115.09MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Quantum had 12 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Quantum and 10 mentions for Kopin. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Quantum's score of 0.38 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Kopin has a beta of 2.98, suggesting that its stock price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Kopin presently has a consensus target price of $3.63, indicating a potential downside of 0.68%. Quantum has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 72.93%. Given Quantum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quantum is more favorable than Kopin.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kopin
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Quantum
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Kopin has a net margin of -29.47% compared to Quantum's net margin of -42.24%. Quantum's return on equity of 0.00% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kopin-29.47% -66.91% -20.69%
Quantum -42.24%N/A -23.41%

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$165.69M$14.51B$32.76B$10.55B
Dividend YieldN/A1.02%3.20%4.78%
P/E RatioN/A55.33488.1927.19
Price / Sales0.543.541,457.94132.91
Price / CashN/A35.7738.1062.13
Price / Book-0.4713.137.516.65
Net Income-$115.09M$462.72M$820.59M$276.79M
7 Day Performance2.01%2.81%1.26%1.75%
1 Month Performance33.89%10.73%3.45%5.15%
1 Year Performance214.93%70.81%23,917.26%36.96%

Quantum Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QMCO
Quantum
2.6026 of 5 stars
$11.18
-10.1%
$19.33
+72.9%
+205.5%$165.69M$274.06M0.00900
KOPN
Kopin
0.8786 of 5 stars
$3.39
+13.4%
$3.00
-11.5%
+365.0%$551.91M$46.96M-37.67180Analyst Forecast
ALLT
Allot
0.7781 of 5 stars
$10.17
+3.1%
N/A+201.9%$473.22M$95.34M-203.40740News Coverage
MITK
Mitek Systems
3.6191 of 5 stars
$9.08
+0.3%
$13.50
+48.7%
-0.9%$414.50M$172.08M27.52450Analyst Forecast
DDD
3D Systems
3.4505 of 5 stars
$3.12
+7.8%
$5.00
+60.5%
+4.6%$399.50M$440.12M-2.381,833Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
RDCM
Radcom
3.9174 of 5 stars
$13.82
-2.7%
$18.00
+30.2%
+25.3%$216.42M$61.01M23.83280Positive News
LTRX
Lantronix
1.0398 of 5 stars
$5.03
+2.4%
$4.50
-10.5%
+16.2%$197.53M$122.92M-16.77350Gap Up
OSS
One Stop Systems
1.7456 of 5 stars
$5.91
+5.9%
$6.17
+4.3%
+107.8%$129.58M$55.21M-9.09110Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
SILC
Silicom
1.6088 of 5 stars
$17.23
-3.3%
N/A+22.1%$97.76M$58.65M-7.56320News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
INVE
Identiv
4.0298 of 5 stars
$3.57
+1.1%
$5.33
+49.4%
-3.0%$84.68M$26.63M1.17330Short Interest ↓
ALOT
AstroNova
1.4086 of 5 stars
$9.64
-4.7%
N/A-31.3%$73.61M$151.59M-4.28340High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:QMCO) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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