QuantumScape (QS) Competitors

QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and CAE (NYSE:CAE) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QS or CAE?

CAE received 553 more outperform votes than QuantumScape when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.17% of users gave CAE an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave QuantumScape an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QuantumScape	Outperform Votes 19 25.00%	Underperform Votes 57 75.00%
CAE	Outperform Votes 572 62.17%	Underperform Votes 348 37.83%

Is QS or CAE more profitable?

QuantumScape has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CAE's net margin of -4.96%. CAE's return on equity of 6.11% beat QuantumScape's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuantumScape	N/A	-40.40%	-34.69%
CAE	-4.96%	6.11%	2.67%

Which has more volatility and risk, QS or CAE?

QuantumScape has a beta of 4.37, meaning that its stock price is 337% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAE has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend QS or CAE?

QuantumScape currently has a consensus target price of $5.19, indicating a potential upside of 32.63%. CAE has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.90%. Given QuantumScape's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe QuantumScape is more favorable than CAE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuantumScape	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
CAE	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Does the media prefer QS or CAE?

In the previous week, QuantumScape had 10 more articles in the media than CAE. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for QuantumScape and 6 mentions for CAE. CAE's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat QuantumScape's score of 0.07 indicating that CAE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QuantumScape	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CAE	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QS or CAE?

29.9% of QuantumScape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of QuantumScape shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of CAE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, QS or CAE?

CAE has higher revenue and earnings than QuantumScape. CAE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuantumScape, 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
QuantumScape	N/A	N/A	-$477.94M	-$0.91	-4.30
CAE	$4.56B	1.76	-$225.35M	-$0.52	-48.12

Summary

CAE beats QuantumScape on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.