D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Competitors

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Do analysts rate GFL or QBTS?

GFL Environmental presently has a consensus price target of $54.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.37%. D-Wave Quantum has a consensus price target of $10.17, indicating a potential downside of 40.07%. Given GFL Environmental's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than D-Wave Quantum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
D-Wave Quantum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GFL or QBTS?

GFL Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than D-Wave Quantum. D-Wave Quantum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GFL Environmental, 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
GFL Environmental	$7.99B	2.31	$33.63M	$4.88	10.31
D-Wave Quantum	$21.36M	232.02	-$82.71M	-$0.60	-28.27

Does the media favor GFL or QBTS?

In the previous week, D-Wave Quantum had 17 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for D-Wave Quantum and 6 mentions for GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat D-Wave Quantum's score of 0.47 indicating that GFL Environmental is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GFL Environmental	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
D-Wave Quantum	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GFL or QBTS more profitable?

GFL Environmental has a net margin of -7.54% compared to D-Wave Quantum's net margin of -783.28%. GFL Environmental's return on equity of 3.50% beat D-Wave Quantum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	-7.54%	3.50%	1.25%
D-Wave Quantum	-783.28%	N/A	-134.62%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GFL or QBTS?

GFL Environmental received 91 more outperform votes than D-Wave Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.47% of users gave D-Wave Quantum an outperform vote while only 71.84% of users gave GFL Environmental an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GFL Environmental	Outperform Votes 125 71.84%	Underperform Votes 49 28.16%
D-Wave Quantum	Outperform Votes 34 89.47%	Underperform Votes 4 10.53%

Which has more volatility & risk, GFL or QBTS?

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GFL or QBTS?

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GFL Environmental beats D-Wave Quantum on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.