New Gold (NYSE:NGD) and Quantum Materials (OTCMKTS:QTMM) Head to Head Contrast

Quantum Materials (OTCMKTS:QTMM) and New Gold (NYSE:NGD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Quantum Materials and New Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Gold	11.10%	13.70%	6.31%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Quantum Materials and New Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quantum Materials	0	0	0	0	0.00
New Gold	0	2	4	1	2.86

New Gold has a consensus price target of $6.63, suggesting a potential downside of 8.44%. Given New Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New Gold is more favorable than Quantum Materials.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Quantum Materials and New Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quantum Materials	N/A	N/A	-$8.96 million	N/A	N/A
New Gold	$1.24 billion	4.62	-$64.50 million	$0.32	22.64

Quantum Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Gold.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Quantum Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of New Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Quantum Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of New Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Quantum Materials has a beta of 2.99, suggesting that its stock price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Gold has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

New Gold beats Quantum Materials on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quantum Materials

Quantum Materials Corp. engages in the design, development, production and supply of nanomaterials, including quantum dots, tetrapod quantum dots, and other nanoparticles for a range of applications in televisions, displays and other optoelectronics, photovoltaics, solid state lighting, life sciences, security ink, battery, and sensor sectors of the market. The company was founded by Stephen Squires on January 9, 2007 and is headquartered in San Marcos, TX.

About New Gold

New Gold Inc., an intermediate gold mining company, develops and operates of mineral properties in Canada. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company’s principal operating properties include 100% interest in the Rainy River mine located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada; and New Afton project situated in South-Central British Columbia. New Gold Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.