QS vs. LCID, RIVN, CHPT, RRX, CAE, BE, NOVT, ATKR, ENVX, and RUN
Should you be buying QuantumScape stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuantumScape include Lucid Group (LCID), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), ChargePoint (CHPT), Regal Rexnord (RRX), CAE (CAE), Bloom Energy (BE), Novanta (NOVT), Atkore (ATKR), Enovix (ENVX), and Sunrun (RUN).
QuantumScape vs. Its Competitors
Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) and QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
QuantumScape has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lucid Group's net margin of -275.73%. QuantumScape's return on equity of -41.40% beat Lucid Group's return on equity.
Lucid Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuantumScape has a beta of 4.41, suggesting that its stock price is 341% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lucid Group currently has a consensus price target of $2.68, indicating a potential upside of 30.83%. QuantumScape has a consensus price target of $5.19, indicating a potential downside of 23.80%. Given Lucid Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lucid Group is more favorable than QuantumScape.
QuantumScape has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lucid Group. QuantumScape is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lucid Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, QuantumScape had 14 more articles in the media than Lucid Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for QuantumScape and 15 mentions for Lucid Group. Lucid Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat QuantumScape's score of 0.28 indicating that Lucid Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
75.2% of Lucid Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of QuantumScape shares are held by institutional investors. 61.3% of Lucid Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of QuantumScape shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Lucid Group beats QuantumScape on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:QS) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
