QUBT vs. PCTY, TTAN, AUR, WIX, DAY, DSGX, ESTC, APPF, CFLT, and DBX
Should you be buying Quantum Computing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quantum Computing include Paylocity (PCTY), ServiceTitan (TTAN), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Wix.com (WIX), Dayforce (DAY), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Elastic (ESTC), AppFolio (APPF), Confluent (CFLT), and Dropbox (DBX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Quantum Computing vs. Its Competitors
Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) and Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Quantum Computing has a beta of 3.85, meaning that its share price is 285% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paylocity has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Paylocity has a net margin of 14.65% compared to Quantum Computing's net margin of 0.00%. Paylocity's return on equity of 22.90% beat Quantum Computing's return on equity.
Quantum Computing currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.58%. Paylocity has a consensus price target of $224.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.33%. Given Paylocity's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Paylocity is more favorable than Quantum Computing.
In the previous week, Quantum Computing had 9 more articles in the media than Paylocity. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Quantum Computing and 12 mentions for Paylocity. Paylocity's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Quantum Computing's score of 0.39 indicating that Paylocity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Paylocity has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum Computing. Quantum Computing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paylocity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
4.3% of Quantum Computing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Paylocity shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Quantum Computing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Paylocity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Paylocity beats Quantum Computing on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:QUBT) was last updated on 6/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
