Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) & Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Critical Comparison

Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.3% of Quantum Computing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Quantum Computing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Quantum Computing and Apple, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quantum Computing	1	2	4	0	2.43
Apple	2	14	25	1	2.60

Quantum Computing currently has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 150.56%. Apple has a consensus target price of $340.02, indicating a potential downside of 0.12%. Given Quantum Computing’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Quantum Computing is more favorable than Apple.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Quantum Computing and Apple”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quantum Computing	$9.82 million	171.65	-$15.84 million	($0.07)	-106.43
Apple	$416.16 billion	11.94	$112.01 billion	$8.72	39.04

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

Profitability

This table compares Quantum Computing and Apple’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum Computing	N/A	N/A	N/A
Apple	27.62%	135.46%	34.11%

Risk & Volatility

Quantum Computing has a beta of 3.75, suggesting that its stock price is 275% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Apple beats Quantum Computing on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing Inc., an integrated photonics company, offers accessible and affordable quantum machines. The company offers Dirac systems are portable, low power, and room temperature qubit and qudit entropy quantum computers (EQC); reservoir computing; remote sensing; and single photon imaging. It also provides Quantum random number generator (uQRNG), a portable device that provides genuine random numbers directly from quantum processes; and quantum authentication which eliminates vulnerabilities inherent in classical cryptographic schemes by offering a comprehensive entanglement-based quantum cyber solution that seamlessly integrates into existing telecom fiber and communication infrastructure. The company was formerly known as Innovative Beverage Group Holdings, Inc. Quantum Computing, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Hoboken, New Jersey.

About Apple

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store that allow customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts. In addition, the company offers various services, such as Apple Arcade, a game subscription service; Apple Fitness+, a personalized fitness service; Apple Music, which offers users a curated listening experience with on-demand radio stations; Apple News+, a subscription news and magazine service; Apple TV+, which offers exclusive original content; Apple Card, a co-branded credit card; and Apple Pay, a cashless payment service, as well as licenses its intellectual property. The company serves consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and the education, enterprise, and government markets. It distributes third-party applications for its products through the App Store. The company also sells its products through its retail and online stores, and direct sales force; and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and resellers. Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.