Head to Head Analysis: IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) & iTeknik (OTCMKTS:ITKH)

iTeknik (OTCMKTS:ITKH) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

iTeknik has a beta of -0.27, meaning that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for iTeknik and IonQ, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iTeknik	0	0	0	0	0.00
IonQ	0	1	4	0	2.80

IonQ has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.64%. Given iTeknik’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe iTeknik is more favorable than IonQ.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares iTeknik and IonQ”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iTeknik	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IonQ	$37.47 million	223.27	-$157.77 million	($0.81)	-47.73

iTeknik has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IonQ.

Profitability

This table compares iTeknik and IonQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iTeknik	N/A	N/A	N/A
IonQ	-457.85%	-36.82%	-32.48%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of IonQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

IonQ beats iTeknik on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iTeknik

iTeknik Holding Corporation, through its subsidiary, Send Global Corporation, provides wholesale and retail telecommunications services and products worldwide. Its services include voice over Internet protocol origination and termination; A-Z routing and switching; wholesale carrier routing services; Web-based reseller solutions; prepaid calling solutions; international cellular calling; and retail point of sale solutions. The company serves B2B carriers, telecom resellers, retail outlets, and consumers through Websites, such as MyMobile011.com, GreatMinutes.com, AloBilady.com, IndiaMinutes.com, and MexicoMinutes.com. iTeknik Holding Corporation was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. engages in the development of general-purpose quantum computing systems in the United States. It sells access to quantum computers of various qubit capacities. The company makes access to its quantum computers through cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum, and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, as well as through its cloud service. It also provides contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing hardware systems; maintenance and support services; and consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in College Park, Maryland.