Comparing Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) & Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY)

Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) and Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Quantum-Si has a beta of 2.87, indicating that its stock price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rohm has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of Quantum-Si shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Quantum-Si and Rohm’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum-Si	-3,120.14%	-44.57%	-39.45%
Rohm	-11.07%	-2.51%	-1.57%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Quantum-Si and Rohm, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quantum-Si	0	1	2	0	2.67
Rohm	0	2	0	0	2.00

Quantum-Si presently has a consensus target price of $3.4750, indicating a potential upside of 237.38%. Given Quantum-Si’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than Rohm.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Quantum-Si and Rohm”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quantum-Si	$3.06 million	68.16	-$101.01 million	($0.68)	-1.51
Rohm	$2.95 billion	2.02	-$330.42 million	($0.85)	-17.33

Quantum-Si has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rohm. Rohm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum-Si, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Quantum-Si beats Rohm on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Rohm

ROHM Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic components worldwide. The company operates through three segments: LSI, Semiconductor Devices, and Modules. It provides ICs comprising memory, amplifiers and linear, power management, motor/actuator drivers, resistors, clocks and timers, switches and multiplexers, logic, data converters, sensors and MEMS, display drivers, interfaces, wireless LSIs, audio and video products, speech synthesis LSI, and microcontrollers. The company also offers discrete semiconductor products, such as MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, and diodes; power devices, including power transistors and diodes, SiC power devices, IGBT, and IPM; modules, including optical modules, wireless communication modules, wireless charger modules, and print heads; and opto devices comprising LEDs, LED displays, laser diodes, and optical sensors, as well as foundry services, including thin-film piezoelectric MEMS, wafers, and WL-CSP. Its products are used in industry, automotive, consumer electronics, and telecommunications applications. The company was incorporated in 1940 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.