ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY – Get Free Report) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
ams-OSRAM has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum-Si has a beta of 2.98, suggesting that its stock price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares ams-OSRAM and Quantum-Si’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ams-OSRAM | -4.86% | 2.61% | 0.44% |
| Quantum-Si | -3,677.97% | -47.90% | -42.56% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ams-OSRAM | $3.71 billion | 0.28 | -$850.53 million | ($0.90) | -5.70 |
| Quantum-Si | $3.06 million | 90.14 | -$101.01 million | ($0.67) | -1.91 |
Quantum-Si has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ams-OSRAM. ams-OSRAM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum-Si, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for ams-OSRAM and Quantum-Si, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ams-OSRAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Quantum-Si has a consensus price target of $3.60, indicating a potential upside of 181.25%. Given Quantum-Si’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than ams-OSRAM.
Summary
Quantum-Si beats ams-OSRAM on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ams-OSRAM
ams-OSRAM AG designs, manufactures, and sells LED and optical sensor solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia/Pacific. The company operates in Semiconductors and Lamps & Systems segments. The Semiconductors segment offers semiconductor-based products and solutions, such as high-performance LEDs, lasers, and optical sensors for automotive, consumer, and industrial and medical technology end markets. The Lamps & Systems segment provides lamps and lighting systems for the automotive, industrial, and medical end markets. The company was formerly known as ams AG and changed its name to ams-OSRAM AG in January 2022. ams-OSRAM AG is headquartered in Premstätten, Austria.
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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