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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
QuantumScape Competitors List
