IonQ (NYSE:IONQ – Get Free Report) and Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
Risk and Volatility
IonQ has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aurora Innovation has a beta of 2.77, indicating that its stock price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for IonQ and Aurora Innovation, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| IonQ | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Aurora Innovation | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.56 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of IonQ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares IonQ and Aurora Innovation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| IonQ | -457.85% | -36.82% | -32.48% |
| Aurora Innovation | N/A | -40.06% | -35.59% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares IonQ and Aurora Innovation”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| IonQ | $43.07 million | 133.54 | -$157.77 million | ($1.54) | -16.76 |
| Aurora Innovation | $68.00 million | 156.38 | -$748.00 million | ($0.47) | -13.00 |
IonQ has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aurora Innovation. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aurora Innovation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Aurora Innovation beats IonQ on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About IonQ
IonQ, Inc. engages in the development of general-purpose quantum computing systems in the United States. It sells access to quantum computers of various qubit capacities. The company makes access to its quantum computers through cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum, and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, as well as through its cloud service. It also provides contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing hardware systems; maintenance and support services; and consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in College Park, Maryland.
About Aurora Innovation
Aurora Innovation, Inc. operates as a self-driving technology company in the United States. It focuses on developing Aurora Driver, a platform that brings a suite of self-driving hardware, software, and data services together to adapt and interoperate vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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