Sumco (OTCMKTS:SUMCF) vs. Qnity Electronics (NYSE:Q) Critical Comparison

Qnity Electronics (NYSE:Q) and Sumco (OTCMKTS:SUMCF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Qnity Electronics and Sumco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Qnity Electronics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sumco	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Qnity Electronics and Sumco, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Qnity Electronics	0	1	6	1	3.00
Sumco	0	0	0	0	0.00

Qnity Electronics presently has a consensus price target of $120.86, indicating a potential upside of 3.92%. Given Qnity Electronics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Qnity Electronics is more favorable than Sumco.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Qnity Electronics and Sumco”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Qnity Electronics	$4.75 billion	5.13	$692.00 million	$1.83	63.55
Sumco	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.15	0.76

Qnity Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Sumco. Sumco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qnity Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.5% of Sumco shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Qnity Electronics shares are held by 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

Qnity Electronics beats Sumco on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Qnity Electronics

Qnity Electronics Inc. is a premier technology solution provider across the semiconductor value chain. Qnity Electronics Inc. is based in WILMINGTON, Del.

About Sumco

Sumco Corporation manufactures and sells silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry in Japan, the United States, China, Taiwan, Korea, and internationally. It provides monocrystalline ingots, as well as polished, annealed, epitaxial, junction isolated, silicon-on-insulator, and reclaimed polished wafers. The company was formerly known as Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corp. and changed its name to Sumco Corporation in August 2005. Sumco Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.