Tufin Software Technologies (NYSE:TUFN – Get Rating) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on their valuation strength, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Valuation and profit
This table compares revenue, earnings per share (EPS), and valuation of Tufin Software Technologies and IonQ.
| Gross income | Price/sales ratio | Net income | Profit per share | Price/earnings ratio | |
| Tufin software technologies | $110.95 million | 4.10 | – $36.93 million | ($1.09) | -11.35 |
| IonQ | $2.10 million | 509.50 | -$106.19 million | N/A | N/A |
Tufin Software Technologies has a higher turnover and profit than IonQ.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
57.6% of the shares of Tufin Software Technologies are held by institutional investors. In comparison, 39.9% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.1% of IonQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and big money managers believe a company will outperform the market in the long run.
Volatility and Risk
Tufin Software Technologies has a beta of 0.94, suggesting the stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. By comparison, IonQ has a beta of 1.63, suggesting the stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent reviews and recommendations for Tufin Software Technologies and IonQ, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sales Ratings | Hold reviews | Buy Reviews | Strong Buy Ratings | Review Score | |
| Tufin software technologies | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 |
| IonQ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Tufin Software Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $12.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.48%. IonQ has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.70%. Given IonQ’s stronger consensus rating and higher likely upside, analysts clearly believe IonQ is more favorable than Tufin Software Technologies.
profitability
This table compares the net margins, return on equity and return on assets of Tufin Software Technologies and IonQ.
| Net margins | Return on equity | Return on assets | |
| Tufin software technologies | -35.32% | -74.27% | -26.14% |
| IonQ | N/A | -10.75% | -8.54% |
Overview
IonQ beats Tufin Software Technologies on 8 out of 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tufin Software Technologies
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Tufin Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets and markets software-based solutions together with its subsidiaries primarily in the United States, Israel, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Germany, Asia-Pacific and internationally. The company offers SecureTrack, which enables security administrators to define and manage centralized security policies, minimize the attack surface and ensure continuous compliance across the network; SecureChange used to review, provide, and verify security configuration changes across physical networks and cloud platforms, while maintaining security and compliance; and SecureApp, which is used to define, manage, and monitor network connectivity for their applications. It also offers SecureCloud, a security policy management service for cloud-native, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud applications and workloads. In addition, the company offers a vulnerability mitigation app that helps organizations prioritize remediation and mitigation efforts by enhancing vulnerability scanner output with network insights. It sells its products and services through distributors and resellers, as well as service delivery partners. Tufin Software Technologies Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
About IonQ
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IonQ, Inc. is engaged in the development of general purpose quantum computing systems. It sells access to quantum computers with 20 qubits. The company accesses its quantum computers through cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, as well as through its cloud service. IonQ, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in College Park, Maryland.
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