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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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of QuantumScape shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.3% of Lucid Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of QuantumScape shares are owned by company 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lucid Group$807.83M7.67-$2.71B-$1.21-1.68
QuantumScapeN/AN/A-$477.86M-$0.91-6.98

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%

Lucid Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuantumScape has a beta of 4.41, meaning that its share 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 31.80%. QuantumScape has a consensus price target of $5.19, indicating a potential downside of 18.34%. Given Lucid Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

In the previous week, QuantumScape had 21 more articles in the media than Lucid Group. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for QuantumScape and 14 mentions for Lucid Group. Lucid Group's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat QuantumScape's score of 0.29 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
QuantumScape
7 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Lucid Group beats QuantumScape on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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QS vs. The Competition

MetricQuantumScapeAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.76B$5.82B$16.83B$20.43B
Dividend YieldN/A2.61%2.90%3.76%
P/E Ratio-6.9845.0523.2327.62
Price / SalesN/A14.1734.8736.40
Price / CashN/A26.6817.2621.79
Price / Book2.982.682.464.52
Net Income-$477.86M$173.36M$764.20M$984.47M
7 Day Performance12.39%4.38%2.45%2.61%
1 Month Performance61.78%10.70%3.80%4.99%
1 Year Performance31.47%25.67%2.73%13.53%

QuantumScape Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QS
QuantumScape
0.4923 of 5 stars
$6.35
-5.5%
$5.19
-18.3%
+30.4%$3.76BN/A-6.98850Gap Down
High Trading Volume
LCID
Lucid Group
2.486 of 5 stars
$2.11
-0.5%
$2.68
+26.8%
-23.1%$6.44B$807.83M-1.746,800
RIVN
Rivian Automotive
1.2419 of 5 stars
$13.64
+0.3%
$14.38
+5.4%
-3.2%$15.42B$4.97B-3.6714,861
CHPT
ChargePoint
1.7856 of 5 stars
$0.70
-5.3%
$1.39
+99.8%
-52.3%$319.59M$417.08M-1.161,395
RRX
Regal Rexnord
4.4759 of 5 stars
$145.66
-0.3%
$180.63
+24.0%
+11.1%$9.66B$6.03B41.5030,800Positive News
CAE
CAE
3.9276 of 5 stars
$29.14
+3.8%
$33.00
+13.2%
+56.7%$9.34B$3.28B32.3813,000Analyst Forecast
BE
Bloom Energy
3.1756 of 5 stars
$23.69
+6.8%
$22.97
-3.0%
+95.1%$5.50B$1.47B-473.712,127News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
NOVT
Novanta
2.1433 of 5 stars
$129.01
-0.8%
$160.00
+24.0%
-17.1%$4.68B$951.70M65.823,000Positive News
ATKR
Atkore
1.7463 of 5 stars
$71.24
+0.1%
$79.57
+11.7%
-44.4%$2.40B$3.20B13.705,600
ENVX
Enovix
2.2696 of 5 stars
$10.15
+2.6%
$17.27
+70.2%
-32.8%$1.95B$23.07M-7.87340Gap Down
RUN
Sunrun
4.5725 of 5 stars
$8.18
+10.1%
$13.26
+62.1%
-17.2%$1.87B$2.08B-0.6711,058High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:QS) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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