BOX (BOX) Competitors

BOX (NYSE:BOX) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend BOX or IONQ?

BOX presently has a consensus target price of $38.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.81%. IonQ has a consensus target price of $58.33, suggesting a potential downside of 25.82%. Given BOX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BOX is more favorable than IonQ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BOX	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
IonQ	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Is BOX or IONQ more profitable?

BOX has a net margin of 20.30% compared to IonQ's net margin of -885.21%. BOX's return on equity of -21.77% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOX	20.30%	-21.77%	4.59%
IonQ	-885.21%	-67.11%	-57.89%

Does the media prefer BOX or IONQ?

In the previous week, IonQ had 28 more articles in the media than BOX. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for IonQ and 6 mentions for BOX. BOX's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat IonQ's score of 0.79 indicating that BOX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BOX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IonQ	19 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BOX or IONQ?

BOX has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BOX	$1.09B	4.35	$244.62M	$1.24	26.41
IonQ	$43.07M	541.95	-$331.65M	-$2.01	-39.12

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BOX or IONQ?

86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of BOX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of IonQ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BOX or IONQ?

BOX has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 2.6, indicating that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BOX beats IonQ on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.