Financial Survey: IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) versus Samsung Electronics (OTCMKTS:SSNLF)

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and Samsung Electronics (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

IonQ has a beta of 3.32, indicating that its share price is 232% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsung Electronics has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for IonQ and Samsung Electronics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IonQ	2	3	10	0	2.53
Samsung Electronics	0	2	0	1	2.67

IonQ presently has a consensus price target of $60.23, suggesting a potential upside of 108.43%. Given IonQ’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IonQ is more favorable than Samsung Electronics.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Samsung Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of IonQ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares IonQ and Samsung Electronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IonQ	67.09%	0.18%	0.11%
Samsung Electronics	9.12%	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares IonQ and Samsung Electronics”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IonQ	$130.02 million	96.11	-$510.38 million	$0.27	107.03
Samsung Electronics	$197.69 billion	0.09	$18.45 billion	$2.68	52.24

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

Summary

IonQ beats Samsung Electronics on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. develops quantum computers and related technologies using trapped-ion qubits, which store information in individual charged atoms. The company designs quantum computing hardware and software for applications that may benefit from quantum processing, including optimization, chemistry, and machine learning. IonQ makes its quantum systems available to businesses, government agencies, and researchers through its cloud service and third-party platforms, including Amazon Braket and Microsoft Azure Quantum.

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a South Korean technology company that develops and sells consumer electronics, mobile devices, components and related services. Its products include smartphones, televisions, home appliances, computers and network equipment, as well as memory chips, processors and display panels. The company also provides semiconductor manufacturing and foundry services, and offers automotive electronics and audio products through its subsidiary Harman. Samsung serves consumers and businesses around the world, with operations and sales across major international markets.