Elcom International (OTCMKTS:ELCO) and Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) Head to Head Survey

Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) and Elcom International (OTCMKTS:ELCO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rigetti Computing and Elcom International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rigetti Computing	$10.79 million	206.89	-$75.11 million	($0.97)	-8.05
Elcom International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Elcom International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rigetti Computing.

Volatility and Risk

Rigetti Computing has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elcom International has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Rigetti Computing and Elcom International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rigetti Computing	-509.58%	-51.56%	-37.78%
Elcom International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.4% of Rigetti Computing shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Rigetti Computing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Elcom International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Rigetti Computing and Elcom International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rigetti Computing	0	0	5	0	3.00
Elcom International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Rigetti Computing currently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 85.66%. Given Rigetti Computing’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rigetti Computing is more favorable than Elcom International.

Summary

Rigetti Computing beats Elcom International on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rigetti Computing

Rigetti Computing, Inc., through its subsidiaries, builds quantum computers and the superconducting quantum processors. The company offers cloud in a form of quantum processing unit, such as 9-qubit chip and Ankaa-2 system under the Novera brand name; and sells access to its quantum computers through quantum computing as a service. It also provides quantum cloud services that provides various range of support in programming, public or private clouds integration, and connectivity, as well as quantum operating system software that supports both public and private cloud architectures. In addition, the company offers professional services, such as algorithm development, benchmarking, quantum application programming, and software development. The company serves commercial enterprises, government organizations, and international government entities. It has operations in the United States and the United Kingdom. Rigetti Computing, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

About Elcom International

Elcom International Inc. provides cloud based e-procurement solutions worldwide. It offers Procure to Pay solutions to publish and manage supplier content, connect to buyers, and analyze spend and procurement processes; eInvoicing solutions to send and receive eInvoices with supplier adoption guaranteed; and sourcing functions to investigate potential suppliers on a local and global basis. The company also provides services for buyers, including catalog processing, development of punchout catalogs, and to integrate Elcom’s PECOS solution into existing purchasing processes; and services for suppliers, such as onboarding of new suppliers to utilize the solution, access to demand generating activities, and to access information and bids that relate to products and services. It offers eProcurement solutions for governments, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, private enterprises, buying groups. Elcom International Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Braintree, Massachusetts.