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QMCO vs. DDD, RDCM, LTRX, MKFG, SILC, OSS, INVE, ALOT, INTZ, and FOXX

Should you be buying Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum include 3D Systems (DDD), Radcom (RDCM), Lantronix (LTRX), Markforged (MKFG), Silicom (SILC), One Stop Systems (OSS), Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), Intrusion (INTZ), and Foxx Development (FOXX). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Quantum vs. Its Competitors

Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) are both small-cap computer hardware companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Quantum has a beta of 2.69, indicating that its share price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3D Systems has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

63.7% of Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of 3D Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of 3D Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, 3D Systems had 19 more articles in the media than Quantum. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for 3D Systems and 17 mentions for Quantum. 3D Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Quantum's score of 0.16 indicating that 3D Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Quantum
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
3D Systems
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
28 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Quantum presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 106.97%. 3D Systems has a consensus price target of $3.67, suggesting a potential upside of 122.90%. Given 3D Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 3D Systems 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
3D Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -64.06%. Quantum's return on equity of 0.00% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QuantumN/A N/A N/A
3D Systems -64.06%-43.70%-15.07%

Quantum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 3D Systems.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Quantum$311.60M0.20-$41.29MN/AN/A
3D Systems$440.12M0.51-$255.59M-$2.09-0.79

Summary

3D Systems beats Quantum on 9 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$63.80M$10.46B$27.29B$8.93B
Dividend YieldN/A1.29%2.94%4.12%
P/E RatioN/A37.3735.9819.89
Price / Sales0.202.382,034.51166.23
Price / CashN/A37.1137.9957.06
Price / BookN/A10.377.055.39
Net Income-$41.29M$183.90M$762.35M$248.50M
7 Day Performance6.25%1.98%3.04%2.96%
1 Month Performance-21.81%3.72%6.46%6.02%
1 Year Performance17.69%-10.87%52,212.23%20.44%

Quantum Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QMCO
Quantum
2.5277 of 5 stars
$9.18
+2.3%
$19.00
+107.0%
+15.0%$63.80M$311.60M0.00900Trending News
Gap Down
DDD
3D Systems
3.5646 of 5 stars
$1.45
+5.5%
$3.67
+153.7%
-47.6%$197.11M$440.12M-0.691,833
RDCM
Radcom
4.6246 of 5 stars
$12.30
+3.4%
$18.00
+46.3%
+47.9%$192.62M$61.01M22.78280News Coverage
Positive News
LTRX
Lantronix
3.503 of 5 stars
$2.47
-2.0%
$3.83
+55.2%
-21.9%$96.06M$160.33M-11.23350News Coverage
MKFG
Markforged
0.5507 of 5 stars
$4.60
-3.0%
$5.00
+8.7%
+12.2%$95.44M$85.09M-1.06370News Coverage
Gap Down
SILC
Silicom
2.2743 of 5 stars
$15.16
+1.1%
N/A+3.0%$85.96M$58.11M-7.81320News Coverage
OSS
One Stop Systems
2.2518 of 5 stars
$3.93
-3.9%
$4.50
+14.5%
+74.9%$84.85M$54.69M-5.87110News Coverage
High Trading Volume
INVE
Identiv
4.1799 of 5 stars
$3.14
+1.6%
$6.50
+107.0%
-25.8%$74.17M$26.63M1.04330News Coverage
Gap Up
ALOT
AstroNova
1.0424 of 5 stars
$9.06
+0.6%
N/A-20.1%$68.86M$151.28M-4.25340
INTZ
Intrusion
2.4056 of 5 stars
$2.11
-5.0%
$6.25
+196.2%
+119.4%$41.99M$5.77M-1.5660
FOXX
Foxx Development
N/A$5.52
+3.8%
N/AN/A$37.43M$53.87M-4.72N/AGap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:QMCO) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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