Head-To-Head Survey: Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) versus HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS)

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) and Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares HubSpot and Arqit Quantum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HubSpot	-0.56%	-1.16%	-0.54%
Arqit Quantum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for HubSpot and Arqit Quantum, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HubSpot	0	5	19	0	2.79
Arqit Quantum	0	0	1	0	3.00

HubSpot presently has a consensus price target of $863.96, suggesting a potential upside of 6.34%. Arqit Quantum has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 214.58%. Given Arqit Quantum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arqit Quantum is more favorable than HubSpot.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.4% of HubSpot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Arqit Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of HubSpot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Arqit Quantum shares are owned 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HubSpot and Arqit Quantum”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HubSpot	$2.17 billion	19.32	-$176.29 million	($0.27)	-3,008.92
Arqit Quantum	$290,000.00	726.18	-$54.58 million	N/A	N/A

Arqit Quantum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HubSpot.

Risk and Volatility

HubSpot has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arqit Quantum has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arqit Quantum beats HubSpot on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HubSpot

HubSpot, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform for businesses in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company's CRM platform includes Marketing Hub, a toolset for marketing automation and email, social media, SEO, and reporting and analytics; Sales Hub offers email templates and tracking, conversations and live chat, meeting and call scheduling, lead and website visit alerts, lead scoring, sales automation, pipeline management, quoting, forecasting, and reporting; Service Hub, a service software designed to help businesses manage, respond, and connect with customers; and Content Management Systems Hub enables businesses to create new and edit existing web content. It offers Operations Hub, which is designed to unify customer data, automate business processes, data cleanup, and provide customer insights and connections; and Commerce Hub, a B2B commerce suite. In addition, the company provides professional services to educate and train customers on how to utilize its CRM platform; and customer success, as well as phone and/or email and chat-based support services. It serves mid-market business-to-business companies. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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.