IonQ (NYSE:IONQ – Get Free Report) and Intchains Group (NASDAQ:ICG – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of IonQ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares IonQ and Intchains Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| IonQ | $130.02 million | 133.55 | -$510.38 million | ($4.66) | -9.78 |
| Intchains Group | $31.58 million | 1.69 | -$6.80 million | ($0.12) | -7.34 |
Intchains Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intchains Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
IonQ has a beta of 3.3, meaning that its share price is 230% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intchains Group has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares IonQ and Intchains Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| IonQ | -553.27% | -22.29% | -13.20% |
| Intchains Group | -24.68% | -5.29% | -5.08% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for IonQ and Intchains Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| IonQ | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Intchains Group | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
IonQ currently has a consensus target price of $64.18, indicating a potential upside of 40.83%. Intchains Group has a consensus target price of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 183.77%. Given Intchains Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intchains Group is more favorable than IonQ.
About IonQ
IonQ, Inc. engages in the development of general-purpose quantum computing systems in the United States. It sells access to quantum computers of various qubit capacities. The company makes access to its quantum computers through cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum, and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, as well as through its cloud service. It also provides contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing hardware systems; maintenance and support services; and consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in College Park, Maryland.
About Intchains Group
Intchains Group Limited designs and sells application-specific integrated circuit chips for blockchain applications in the People's Republic of China. The company also offers ancillary software, hardware, and other products. It serves distributors. Intchains Group Limited was founded in 2017 and is based in Pudong, China.
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