Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ – Get Free Report) and Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Volatility & Risk
Arqit Quantum has a beta of 2.37, indicating that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waystar has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Arqit Quantum and Waystar, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Arqit Quantum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Waystar | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3.18 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
16.6% of Arqit Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Arqit Quantum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Waystar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Arqit Quantum and Waystar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Arqit Quantum | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Waystar | 10.69% | 6.83% | 4.62% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Arqit Quantum and Waystar”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Arqit Quantum | $290,000.00 | 1,444.12 | -$54.58 million | N/A | N/A |
| Waystar | $943.55 million | 7.16 | -$19.12 million | $0.62 | 56.97 |
Waystar has higher revenue and earnings than Arqit Quantum.
Summary
Waystar beats Arqit Quantum on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Arqit Quantum
Arqit Quantum Inc. provides cybersecurity services through satellite and terrestrial platforms in the United Kingdom. It offers QuantumCloud, a Platform as a Service that creates unbreakable software encryption keys. The company also provides maintenance and support, and professional services. Arqit Quantum Inc. is based in London, the United Kingdom.
About Waystar
Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.
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