D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS – Get Free Report) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares D-Wave Quantum and Bentley Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| D-Wave Quantum | $8.83 million | 823.47 | -$143.88 million | ($1.35) | -14.56 |
| Bentley Systems | $1.46 billion | 6.78 | $234.70 million | $0.84 | 40.38 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for D-Wave Quantum and Bentley Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| D-Wave Quantum | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Bentley Systems | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.54 |
D-Wave Quantum currently has a consensus price target of $38.21, suggesting a potential upside of 94.37%. Bentley Systems has a consensus price target of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.25%. Given D-Wave Quantum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe D-Wave Quantum is more favorable than Bentley Systems.
Profitability
This table compares D-Wave Quantum and Bentley Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| D-Wave Quantum | -1,651.81% | -97.58% | -71.38% |
| Bentley Systems | 18.45% | 28.16% | 9.25% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of D-Wave Quantum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bentley Systems beats D-Wave Quantum on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About D-Wave Quantum
D-Wave Quantum Inc. develops and delivers quantum computing systems, software, and services worldwide. The company offers Advantage, a fifth-generation quantum computer; Ocean, a suite of open-source python tools; and Leap, a cloud-based service that provides real-time access to a live quantum computer, as well as access to Advantage, hybrid solvers, the Ocean software development kit, live code, demos, learning resources, and a vibrant developer community. It also provides D-Wave Launch, a quantum professional service that guides enterprises from problem discovery through production implementation. The company's quantum solutions are used in logistics, financial services, drug discovery, materials sciences, scheduling, fault detection, mobility, and supply chain management. It serves financial services, manufacturing/logistics, mobility, and life sciences/pharmaceuticals industries. D-Wave Quantum Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.
About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure engineering software solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers open modeling engineering applications, such as MicroStation, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings, OpenCities, OpenComms, OpenFlows, OpenPlant, OpenRail, OpenRoads, OpenSite, OpenTower, OpenTunnel, OpenUtilities, and OpenWindowPower; and open simulation engineering applications, including ADINA, AutoPIPE, CUBE, DYNAMEQ, EMME, LEGION, Power Line Systems, RAM, SACS, SPIDA, and STAAD; and geoprofessional applications for modeling and simulation of near and deep subsurface conditions, including AGS, Central, GeoStudio, Imago, Leapfrog, MX Deposit, Oasis montaj, OpenGround, and PLAXIS. It also provides infrastructure cloud applications, such as ProjectWise, SYNCHRO, and AssetWise, as well as iTwin platform that enables users to create and curate cloud native 4D/5D digital representations of physical infrastructure assets consisting of iTwin Capture, iTwin Experience, and iTwin IoT platforms. The company serves civil, structural, geotechnical, subsurface, process engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, city and regional planners, contractors, fabricators, and operations and maintenance engineers. Bentley Systems, Incorporated was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.
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