Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA – Get Free Report) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Ambarella and Quantum-Si’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ambarella | -17.18% | -10.94% | -8.48% |
| Quantum-Si | -5,605.88% | -47.35% | -42.66% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ambarella and Quantum-Si”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ambarella | $390.70 million | 7.40 | -$75.86 million | ($1.61) | -40.92 |
| Quantum-Si | $1.85 million | 111.03 | -$101.34 million | ($0.51) | -1.85 |
Ambarella has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum-Si. Ambarella is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum-Si, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Ambarella and Quantum-Si, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ambarella | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2.57 |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Ambarella currently has a consensus price target of $100.50, suggesting a potential upside of 52.55%. Quantum-Si has a consensus price target of $1.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.90%. Given Ambarella’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ambarella is more favorable than Quantum-Si.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
82.1% of Ambarella shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Ambarella shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Quantum-Si 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.
Volatility & Risk
Ambarella has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum-Si has a beta of 3.18, indicating that its stock price is 218% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Ambarella beats Quantum-Si on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ambarella
Ambarella, Inc. develops semiconductor solutions that enable high-definition (HD) and ultra HD compression, image signal processing, and artificial intelligence processing worldwide. The company's system-on-a-chip designs integrated HD video processing, image processing, artificial intelligence computer vision algorithms, audio processing, and system functions onto a single chip for delivering video and image quality, differentiated functionality, and low power consumption. Its solutions are used in automotive cameras, such as automotive video recorders, electronic mirrors, front advanced driver assistance system camera, cabin monitoring system and driver monitoring system camera, and central domain controllers for autonomous vehicle; enterprise and public class, and home security camera; and robotics and industrial application, including identification/authentication cameras, robotic products, and sensing cameras, as well as cameras for the enterprise, home, public spaces, and consumer leisure comprising wearable body cameras, sports action cameras, social media cameras, drones for capturing aerial video or photographs, video conferencing, and virtual reality applications. The company sells its solutions to original design manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers through its direct sales force and distributors. Ambarella, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, 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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