Head to Head Contrast: Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) versus Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX)

Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) and Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Arqit Quantum and Smead Value C, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arqit Quantum	0	0	1	0	3.00
Smead Value C	0	0	0	0	0.00

Arqit Quantum currently has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.66%. Given Arqit Quantum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Arqit Quantum is more favorable than Smead Value C.

Profitability

This table compares Arqit Quantum and Smead Value C’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
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-17.75%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Arqit Quantum and Smead Value C”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arqit Quantum	$293,000.00	1,523.52	-$54.58 million	N/A	N/A
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-$6.48 million	N/A	N/A

Smead Value C has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Arqit Quantum.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.6% of Arqit Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Smead Value C shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Arqit Quantum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Smead Value C shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Arqit Quantum has a beta of 2.16, suggesting that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smead Value C has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arqit Quantum beats Smead Value C on 7 of the 9 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 Smead Value C

SVF Investment Corp. 3 does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was formerly known as SVF Investment III Corp. and changed its name to SVF Investment Corp. 3 in January 2021. SVF Investment Corp. 3 was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Carlos, California.