Reviewing Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) & Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI)

Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) and Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Logitech International and Quantum”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Logitech International	$4.92 billion	3.08	$711.19 million	$5.45	18.97
Quantum	$296.10 million	3.47	-$101.05 million	($13.24)	-1.97

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Logitech International and Quantum, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Logitech International	2	6	2	0	2.00
Quantum	1	0	4	0	2.60

Logitech International currently has a consensus target price of $105.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.86%. Quantum has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.59%. Given Logitech International’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Logitech International is more favorable than Quantum.

Profitability

This table compares Logitech International and Quantum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Logitech International	16.28%	37.30%	21.36%
Quantum	-80.76%	N/A	-7.28%

Risk and Volatility

Logitech International has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum has a beta of 3.14, meaning that its stock price is 214% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.8% of Logitech International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Logitech International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of Quantum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Logitech International beats Quantum on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Logitech International

Logitech International S.A., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets software-enabled hardware solutions that connect people to working, creating, gaming, and streaming worldwide. The company offers products for gamers and streamers, including mice, racing wheels, headsets, keyboards, microphones, and streaming services; corded and cordless keyboards and keyboard-and-mouse combinations; pointing devices, such as wireless mice and wireless mouse products; conference room cameras, such as ConferenceCams; controllers for video conferencing room solutions; PC-based webcams, including streaming cameras and VC webcams; tablet accessories that includes keyboards for tablets; PC and VC headsets, in-ear headphones, and premium wireless earbuds; and mobile speakers and PC speakers, as well as portable wireless Bluetooth speakers. It sells its products to a network of distributors, retailers, and e-tailers who resell to retailers, value-added resellers, systems integrators, and other distributors. The company sells its products under the Logitech, Logitech G, and others. Logitech International S.A. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

About Quantum

Quantum Corporation provides products for storing and managing digital video and unstructured data in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Myriad All-Flash File and Object Storage Software for high performance enterprise unstructured data applications such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics; Unified Surveillance Platform Software that unified compute and storage for video surveillance recording, storage, and analytics; StorNext Hybrid Flash/Disk File Storage Software for video editing, post-production, and streaming applications, as well as digital file archives; and CatDV Asset Management Software for indexing, cataloging, enriching video, audio, and image files, and workflow orchestration. It also provides ActiveScale Object Storage Software that scalable and durable storage for long term data preservation and protection; DXi Backup Appliances to build backup appliances for high-speed backup and recovery and multisite data protection; and Scalar Tape Storage that secure storage for long term data archiving and offline data protection which are used by hyperscalers and enterprises. In addition, the company sells linear tape-open (LTO) a tape drives for small business data protection and archiving; and LTO media for use in tape storage systems. Further, it offers global support, managed services, customer support agreements, software subscriptions, installation, education, and consulting and training services, as well as Quantum-as-a-Service. The company sells its products through a network of distributors, value-added resellers, direct marketing resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and other suppliers, as well as directly to corporate entities and government agencies. It has a partnership with Tiger Surveillance to deliver end-to-end solutions for long-term retention and archiving of video surveillance data. Quantum Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.