Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI – Get Free Report) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
83.0% of Nova shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nova shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Nova and Quantum-Si, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nova | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Risk and Volatility
Nova has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum-Si has a beta of 3.2, meaning that its stock price is 220% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Nova and Quantum-Si’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nova | 29.21% | 21.77% | 12.56% |
| Quantum-Si | -5,605.88% | -47.35% | -42.66% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Nova and Quantum-Si”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nova | $880.58 million | 16.40 | $259.22 million | $8.02 | 56.66 |
| Quantum-Si | $2.44 million | 71.40 | -$101.34 million | ($0.51) | -1.57 |
Nova has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum-Si. Quantum-Si is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Nova beats Quantum-Si on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nova
Nova Ltd. designs, develops, produces, and sells process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Israel, Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally. Its product portfolio includes a set of metrology platforms for dimensional, films, and materials and chemical metrology measurements for process control for various semiconductor manufacturing process steps, including lithography, etch, chemical mechanical planarization, deposition, electrochemical plating, and advanced packaging. The company serves various sectors of the integrated circuit manufacturing industry, including logic, foundries, and memory manufacturers, as well as process equipment manufacturers. Nova Ltd. was formerly known as Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. and changed its name to Nova Ltd. in July 2021. Nova Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.
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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