Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) and ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX – 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 valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Quantum-Si has a beta of 2.93, indicating that its stock price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Quantum-Si and ASE Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quantum-Si | -3,677.97% | -47.90% | -42.56% |
| ASE Technology | 5.48% | 10.33% | 4.56% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| ASE Technology | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Quantum-Si presently has a consensus price target of $3.73, suggesting a potential upside of 145.07%. Given Quantum-Si’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than ASE Technology.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Quantum-Si and ASE Technology”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quantum-Si | $3.06 million | 100.58 | -$101.01 million | ($0.67) | -2.27 |
| ASE Technology | $629.74 billion | 0.05 | $987.46 million | $0.50 | 29.94 |
ASE Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum-Si. Quantum-Si is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASE Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of ASE Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 30.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
ASE Technology beats Quantum-Si on 9 of the 15 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 ASE Technology
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductors packaging and testing, and electronic manufacturing services in the United States, Taiwan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. It develops, constructs, sells, leases, and manages real estate properties; produces substrates; offers information software, equipment leasing, investment advisory, and warehousing management services; commercial complex, after-sales, and support services; manages parking lot services; processes and sells computer and communication peripherals, electronic components, telecommunications equipment, and motherboards; and imports and exports goods and technology. ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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