Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD – Get Free Report) and Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Diebold Nixdorf and Quantum”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | $3.81 billion | 0.57 | $94.60 million | $3.06 | 20.70 |
| Quantum | $279.58 million | 3.68 | -$101.05 million | ($13.24) | -1.97 |
Risk and Volatility
Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum has a beta of 3.14, indicating that its share price is 214% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of Quantum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Diebold Nixdorf and Quantum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | 2.87% | 21.16% | 5.90% |
| Quantum | -80.76% | N/A | -7.28% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Diebold Nixdorf and Quantum, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Quantum | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Diebold Nixdorf currently has a consensus target price of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.88%. Quantum has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.53%. Given Diebold Nixdorf’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Diebold Nixdorf is more favorable than Quantum.
Summary
Diebold Nixdorf beats Quantum on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated engages in the automating, digitizing, and transforming the way people bank and shop worldwide. It operates through two segments, Banking and Retail. The company offers cash recyclers and dispensers, intelligent deposit terminals, teller automation tools, and kiosk technologies, as well as physical security solutions; and front-end applications for consumer connection points and back-end platforms that manage channel transactions, operations and integration, and facilitate omnichannel transactions, endpoint monitoring, remote asset management, customer marketing, merchandise management, and analytics. It also provides banking product-related services comprising proactive monitoring and rapid resolution of incidents through remote service capabilities or an on-site visit; first- and second-line maintenance, preventive maintenance, and on-demand services; managed and outsourcing services, such as business processes, solution management, upgrades, and transaction processing; and cash management services. In addition, the company offers DN Vynamic software suite to simplify and enhance the consumer experience; modular and integrated point of sale and self-checkout terminals; printers, scales, and mobile scanners; and banknote and coin processing systems, as well as ordering kiosks. Additionally, it provides retail customer's product-related services, such as on-demand and professional services; maintenance and availability services; implementation services; managed mobility services; monitoring and advanced analytics; and store life-cycle management services. The company was formerly known as Diebold, Incorporated and changed its name to Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated in December 2016. Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.
About Quantum
Quantum Corporation provides products for storing and managing digital video and unstructured data in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Myriad All-Flash File and Object Storage Software for high performance enterprise unstructured data applications such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics; Unified Surveillance Platform Software that unified compute and storage for video surveillance recording, storage, and analytics; StorNext Hybrid Flash/Disk File Storage Software for video editing, post-production, and streaming applications, as well as digital file archives; and CatDV Asset Management Software for indexing, cataloging, enriching video, audio, and image files, and workflow orchestration. It also provides ActiveScale Object Storage Software that scalable and durable storage for long term data preservation and protection; DXi Backup Appliances to build backup appliances for high-speed backup and recovery and multisite data protection; and Scalar Tape Storage that secure storage for long term data archiving and offline data protection which are used by hyperscalers and enterprises. In addition, the company sells linear tape-open (LTO) a tape drives for small business data protection and archiving; and LTO media for use in tape storage systems. Further, it offers global support, managed services, customer support agreements, software subscriptions, installation, education, and consulting and training services, as well as Quantum-as-a-Service. The company sells its products through a network of distributors, value-added resellers, direct marketing resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and other suppliers, as well as directly to corporate entities and government agencies. It has a partnership with Tiger Surveillance to deliver end-to-end solutions for long-term retention and archiving of video surveillance data. Quantum Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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