D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Competitors

D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) and WPP (NYSE:WPP) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is QBTS or WPP more profitable?

WPP has a net margin of 0.00% compared to D-Wave Quantum's net margin of -783.28%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D-Wave Quantum	-783.28%	N/A	-134.62%
WPP	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer QBTS or WPP?

In the previous week, D-Wave Quantum had 9 more articles in the media than WPP. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for D-Wave Quantum and 14 mentions for WPP. WPP's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat D-Wave Quantum's score of 0.21 indicating that WPP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
D-Wave Quantum	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WPP	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of QBTS or WPP?

42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of WPP shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of WPP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend QBTS or WPP?

D-Wave Quantum currently has a consensus target price of $8.42, suggesting a potential upside of 20.67%. Given D-Wave Quantum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe D-Wave Quantum is more favorable than WPP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
D-Wave Quantum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
WPP	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QBTS or WPP?

WPP received 301 more outperform votes than D-Wave Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 88.89% of users gave D-Wave Quantum an outperform vote while only 54.95% of users gave WPP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
D-Wave Quantum	Outperform Votes 32 88.89%	Underperform Votes 4 11.11%
WPP	Outperform Votes 333 54.95%	Underperform Votes 273 45.05%

Which has more volatility and risk, QBTS or WPP?

D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WPP has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, QBTS or WPP?

WPP has higher revenue and earnings than D-Wave Quantum. D-Wave Quantum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WPP, 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
D-Wave Quantum	$8.83M	230.22	-$82.71M	-$0.69	-10.11
WPP	$14.74B	0.56	$137.33M	$5.97	6.42

Summary

WPP beats D-Wave Quantum on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.