Evercel (OTCMKTS:EVRC) & Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) Financial Contrast

Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) and Evercel (OTCMKTS:EVRC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rigetti Computing and Evercel’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rigetti Computing	$12.01 million	20.24	-$75.11 million	($0.58)	-2.64
Evercel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Evercel has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rigetti Computing.

Profitability

This table compares Rigetti Computing and Evercel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rigetti Computing	-625.42%	-59.51%	-41.47%
Evercel	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Rigetti Computing and Evercel, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rigetti Computing	0	0	3	0	3.00
Evercel	0	0	0	0	N/A

Rigetti Computing presently has a consensus price target of $3.17, suggesting a potential upside of 106.97%. Given Rigetti Computing’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Rigetti Computing is more favorable than Evercel.

Risk and Volatility

Rigetti Computing has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evercel has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.4% of Rigetti Computing shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Rigetti Computing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rigetti Computing beats Evercel on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rigetti Computing

Rigetti Computing, Inc., through its subsidiaries, builds quantum computers and the superconducting quantum processors. The company offers cloud in a form of quantum processing unit, such as 9-qubit chip and Ankaa-2 system under the Novera brand name; and sells access to its quantum computers through quantum computing as a service. It also provides quantum cloud services that provides various range of support in programming, public or private clouds integration, and connectivity, as well as quantum operating system software that supports both public and private cloud architectures. In addition, the company offers professional services, such as algorithm development, benchmarking, quantum application programming, and software development. The company serves commercial enterprises, government organizations, and international government entities. It has operations in the United States and the United Kingdom. Rigetti Computing, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

About Evercel

Evercel, Inc., through its interest in Printronix Holding Corporation, designs and manufactures printers and related consumables for various industrial printing applications worldwide. The company provides multi-technology supply chain printing solutions for various industries, including manufacturing, transportation and logistics, retail distribution, food and beverages distribution, and pharmaceutical distribution. Its line matrix printers are used in various applications, such as labeling and inventory management, build sheets, invoicing, manifests and bills of lading, and reporting. The company offers its products directly to end-users, as well as through channel partners, such as dealers and distributors. Evercel, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Miami, Florida.