Moolec Science (NASDAQ:MLEC) vs. Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) Head to Head Survey

Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) and Moolec Science (NASDAQ:MLEC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rigetti Computing and Moolec Science’s gross 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	16.94	-$75.11 million	($0.58)	-2.21
Moolec Science	$2.90 million	17.11	-$51.79 million	N/A	N/A

Moolec Science has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rigetti Computing.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Rigetti Computing and Moolec Science, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rigetti Computing	0	0	3	0	3.00
Moolec Science	0	0	3	0	3.00

Rigetti Computing presently has a consensus target price of $3.17, suggesting a potential upside of 144.53%. Moolec Science has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 313.53%. Given Moolec Science’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Moolec Science is more favorable than Rigetti Computing.

Risk & Volatility

Rigetti Computing has a beta of 2.45, indicating that its share price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moolec Science has a beta of -0.49, indicating that its share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.4% of Rigetti Computing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Moolec Science shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Rigetti Computing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Moolec Science shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Rigetti Computing and Moolec Science’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%
Moolec Science	N/A	-69.56%	-29.51%

Summary

Moolec Science beats Rigetti Computing on 6 of the 10 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 Moolec Science

Moolec Science SA, a science-based food ingredient company, focuses on developing real animal proteins in plants using molecular farming. It offers Chymosin SPC, a dairy ingredient; GLA SONOVA, a nutritional oil; POORK+, a plant-based, animal meat free ingredient with porcine proteins in soybeans; and BEEF+, a meat replacement product. It operates in the United States, Europe, and South America. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Luxembourg.