Reviewing Web Blockchain Media (OTCMKTS:WEBB) & IonQ (NYSE:IONQ)

Web Blockchain Media (OTCMKTS:WEBB) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Web Blockchain Media has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Web Blockchain Media and IonQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Web Blockchain Media	N/A	N/A	N/A
IonQ	-457.85%	-36.82%	-32.48%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Web Blockchain Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of IonQ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Web Blockchain Media and IonQ, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Web Blockchain Media	0	0	0	0	0.00
IonQ	0	1	3	0	2.75

IonQ has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential downside of 45.60%. Given Web Blockchain Media’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Web Blockchain Media is more favorable than IonQ.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Web Blockchain Media and IonQ”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Web Blockchain Media	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IonQ	$22.04 million	315.85	-$157.77 million	($0.81)	-39.72

Web Blockchain Media has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IonQ.

Summary

IonQ beats Web Blockchain Media on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Web Blockchain Media

Web Blockchain Media Inc. engages in television production, Internet, and streaming media with crypto, blockchain, and fin-tech space. The company is based in Studio City, California.

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. engages in the development of general-purpose quantum computing systems in the United States. It sells access to quantum computers of various qubit capacities. The company makes access to 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. It also provides contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing hardware systems; maintenance and support services; and consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in College Park, Maryland.