AEA-Bridges Impact (NYSE:IMPX) and QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares AEA-Bridges Impact and QuantumScape's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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AEA-Bridges Impact | N/A | N/A | N/A |
QuantumScape | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
25.6% of QuantumScape shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of AEA-Bridges Impact shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for AEA-Bridges Impact and QuantumScape, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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AEA-Bridges Impact | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
QuantumScape | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
QuantumScape has a consensus price target of $46.6667, suggesting a potential downside of 19.11%. Given QuantumScape's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QuantumScape is more favorable than AEA-Bridges Impact.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares AEA-Bridges Impact and QuantumScape's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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AEA-Bridges Impact | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
QuantumScape | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
QuantumScape beats AEA-Bridges Impact on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.