IONQ vs. SAIC, KD, AUR, AGYS, VRNT, NTCT, TDCX, SLP, MDRX, and DMRC
Should you be buying IonQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IonQ include Science Applications International (SAIC), Kyndryl (KD), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Agilysys (AGYS), Verint Systems (VRNT), NetScout Systems (NTCT), TDCX (TDCX), Simulations Plus (SLP), Veradigm (MDRX), and Digimarc (DMRC). These companies are all part of the "computer integrated systems design" industry.
IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Science Applications International received 410 more outperform votes than IonQ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.04% of users gave Science Applications International an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave IonQ an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Science Applications International had 5 more articles in the media than IonQ. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Science Applications International and 8 mentions for IonQ. IonQ's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Science Applications International's score of 0.60 indicating that IonQ is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Science Applications International has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Science Applications International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
IonQ presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 102.45%. Science Applications International has a consensus price target of $127.60, indicating a potential downside of 5.24%. Given IonQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IonQ is more favorable than Science Applications International.
IonQ has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Science Applications International has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Science Applications International has a net margin of 6.41% compared to IonQ's net margin of -671.00%. Science Applications International's return on equity of 23.73% beat IonQ's return on equity.
41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Science Applications International shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of IonQ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Science Applications International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Science Applications International beats IonQ on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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