QuantumScape (QS) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LCID or QS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lucid Group	$807.83M	11.82	-$2.71B	-$1.21	-2.59
QuantumScape	N/A	N/A	-$477.86M	-$0.91	-15.20

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LCID or QS?

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of QuantumScape shares are held by company 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.

Does the media favor LCID or QS?

In the previous week, Lucid Group had 13 more articles in the media than QuantumScape. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Lucid Group and 33 mentions for QuantumScape. Lucid Group's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat QuantumScape's score of 0.48 indicating that Lucid Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lucid Group	26 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
QuantumScape	9 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LCID or QS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucid Group	-275.73%	-68.64%	-25.58%
QuantumScape	N/A	-41.40%	-35.93%

Do analysts prefer LCID or QS?

Lucid Group presently has a consensus target price of $2.68, indicating a potential downside of 14.52%. QuantumScape has a consensus target price of $5.19, indicating a potential downside of 62.52%. Given Lucid Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lucid Group is more favorable than QuantumScape.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucid Group	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
QuantumScape	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.70

Which has more risk & volatility, LCID or QS?

Lucid Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuantumScape has a beta of 4.42, indicating that its stock price is 342% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lucid Group beats QuantumScape on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.