Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL – Get Free Report) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and Quantum-Si”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor | $685.04 million | 1.69 | -$96.98 million | ($3.56) | -10.85 |
| Quantum-Si | $2.44 million | 76.84 | -$101.34 million | ($0.51) | -1.69 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and Quantum-Si, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $30.50, suggesting a potential downside of 21.06%. Quantum-Si has a consensus target price of $1.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.14%. Given Quantum-Si’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor.
Volatility & Risk
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum-Si has a beta of 3.15, suggesting that its stock price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and Quantum-Si’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor | -15.51% | -4.30% | -3.48% |
| Quantum-Si | -5,605.88% | -47.35% | -42.66% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor beats Quantum-Si on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited designs, develops, and supplies power semiconductor products for computing, consumer electronics, communication, and industrial applications in Hong Kong, China, South Korea, the United States, and internationally. It offers power discrete products, including metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET), SRFETs, XSFET, electrostatic discharge, protected MOSFETs, high and mid-voltage MOSFETs, and insulated gate bipolar transistors for use in smart phone chargers, battery packs, notebooks, desktop and servers, data centers, base stations, graphics card, game boxes, TVs, AC adapters, power supplies, motor control, power tools, E-vehicles, white goods and industrial motor drives, UPS systems, solar inverters, and industrial welding. The company also provides power ICs that deliver power, as well as control and regulate the power management variables, such as the flow of current and level of voltage. Its power ICs are used in flat panel displays, TVs, notebooks, graphic cards, servers, DVD/Blu-Ray players, set-top boxes, and networking equipment. In addition, the company offers transient voltage suppressors, analog switch, and electromagnetic interference filter for notebooks, desktop PCs, tablets, flat panel displays, TVs, smart phones, and portable electronic devices; and 650V and 1200V SiC MOSFET. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
About Quantum-Si
Quantum-Si incorporated, a life sciences company, engages in the development of single-molecule detection platform to enable Next Generation Protein Sequencing (NGPS). The company's platform is comprised of the Platinum NGPS instrument; the Platinum Analysis Software service; and reagent kits and semiconductor chips for use with its instruments. It is used in protein identification, protein variants, antibody characterization, biomarker identification, and post translational modification analysis applications. The company was founded in 2013 is headquartered in Branford, Connecticut.
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