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NYSE:QS

QuantumScape - QS Competitors

$7.51
-0.34 (-4.33%)
(As of 03/22/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$7.50
$7.88
50-Day Range
$7.05
$11.84
52-Week Range
$5.11
$22.21
Volume
5.01 million shs
Average Volume
5.21 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.27 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$10.20

QS vs. CHPT, ADNT, GT, LCII, ALSN, DORM, LAZR, VC, MBLY, and CARG

Should you be buying QuantumScape stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuantumScape include ChargePoint (CHPT), Adient (ADNT), Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT), LCI Industries (LCII), Allison Transmission (ALSN), Dorman Products (DORM), Luminar Technologies (LAZR), Visteon (VC), Mobileye Global (MBLY), and CarGurus (CARG). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.

QuantumScape vs.

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

ChargePoint has higher revenue and earnings than QuantumScape. ChargePoint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuantumScape, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
QuantumScapeN/AN/A-$411.91 million-$0.95-7.91
ChargePoint$468.09 million7.18-$344.46 million-$1.03-9.55

QuantumScape currently has a consensus price target of $10.20, indicating a potential upside of 35.82%. ChargePoint has a consensus price target of $19.16, indicating a potential upside of 94.68%. Given ChargePoint's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ChargePoint is more favorable than QuantumScape.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
QuantumScape
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.60
ChargePoint
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

QuantumScape has a net margin of 0.00% compared to ChargePoint's net margin of -73.59%. QuantumScape's return on equity of -28.85% beat ChargePoint's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QuantumScape N/A -28.85% -26.11%
ChargePoint -73.59% -80.58% -30.74%

ChargePoint received 15 more outperform votes than QuantumScape when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.06% of users gave ChargePoint an outperform vote while only 37.78% of users gave QuantumScape an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
QuantumScapeOutperform Votes
17
37.78%
Underperform Votes
28
62.22%
ChargePointOutperform Votes
32
47.06%
Underperform Votes
36
52.94%

In the previous week, ChargePoint had 4 more articles in the media than QuantumScape. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ChargePoint and 2 mentions for QuantumScape. ChargePoint's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat QuantumScape's score of 0.15 indicating that ChargePoint is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
QuantumScape
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
ChargePoint
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

QuantumScape has a beta of 5.29, suggesting that its stock price is 429% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ChargePoint has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

26.1% of QuantumScape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of ChargePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of QuantumScape shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of ChargePoint shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ChargePoint beats QuantumScape on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding QS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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

MetricQuantumScapeelectrical machinery, equipment, & supplies IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.27B$1.32B$13.34B$14.20B
Dividend YieldN/A2.49%2.62%3.94%
P/E Ratio-7.9112.2018.6121.49
Price / SalesN/A30.31133.859.68
Price / CashN/A15.288.6916.35
Price / Book2.493.966.556.85
Net Income-$411.91M-$8.07M$1.08B$874.78M
7 Day Performance6.22%-0.11%-1.20%-0.42%
1 Month Performance-24.06%-8.97%-13.20%-7.76%
1 Year Performance-57.26%-26.84%-28.91%-15.43%

QuantumScape Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CHPT
ChargePoint
2.6248 of 5 stars
$9.84
-0.2%
$19.28
+95.9%
-46.6%$3.36B$468.09M-9.551,436Analyst Report
Options Volume
ADNT
Adient
1.9762 of 5 stars
$37.45
-3.2%
$46.11
+23.1%
-1.8%$3.57B$14.12B-65.7075,000
GT
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
2.2487 of 5 stars
$10.09
-2.7%
$12.43
+23.2%
-28.8%$2.86B$20.81B14.4174,000Positive News
LCII
LCI Industries
2.452 of 5 stars
$104.96
-2.9%
$118.14
+12.6%
-14.5%$2.64B$5.21B6.7812,900Analyst Revision
ALSN
Allison Transmission
1.67 of 5 stars
$43.18
-1.8%
$45.00
+4.2%
+7.5%$3.97B$2.77B7.813,500
DORM
Dorman Products
2.599 of 5 stars
$81.99
-1.7%
$112.67
+37.4%
-15.7%$2.58B$1.73B21.303,786
LAZR
Luminar Technologies
1.8503 of 5 stars
$6.61
-14.5%
$14.00
+112.0%
-55.2%$2.44B$40.70M-5.28500Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
Gap Down
VC
Visteon
2.2376 of 5 stars
$153.29
-2.7%
$152.64
-0.4%
+42.1%$4.32B$3.76B35.3210,000
MBLY
Mobileye Global
1.7743 of 5 stars
$41.43
-2.6%
$43.65
+5.4%
N/A$2.15B$1.87B0.003,500Analyst Report
CARG
CarGurus
1.9747 of 5 stars
$18.18
-1.1%
$20.82
+14.5%
-58.9%$2.09B$1.66B-64.931,403
This page (NYSE:QS) was last updated on 3/23/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff