IQM Quantum Computers (IQMX) and Its Competitors Critical Analysis

IQM Quantum Computers (NASDAQ:IQMX) is one of 221 public companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare IQM Quantum Computers to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.6% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares IQM Quantum Computers and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
IQM Quantum Computers	N/A	$4.25 million	-6.58
IQM Quantum Computers Competitors	$1,256.13 billion	$2.48 billion	28.48

IQM Quantum Computers’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than IQM Quantum Computers. IQM Quantum Computers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares IQM Quantum Computers and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQM Quantum Computers	N/A	-94.91%	-21.34%
IQM Quantum Computers Competitors	-1,280.59%	-126.90%	-4.36%

Risk and Volatility

IQM Quantum Computers has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQM Quantum Computers’ competitors have a beta of 3.09, suggesting that their average stock price is 209% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for IQM Quantum Computers and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQM Quantum Computers	1	2	2	0	2.20
IQM Quantum Computers Competitors	3466	12229	25559	981	2.57

IQM Quantum Computers currently has a consensus price target of $16.44, indicating a potential upside of 82.46%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 40.85%. Given IQM Quantum Computers’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe IQM Quantum Computers is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

IQM Quantum Computers competitors beat IQM Quantum Computers on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About IQM Quantum Computers

Real Asset Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Real Asset Acquisition Corp. is based in PRINCETON, NJ.