LIQT vs. CLWT, SQFT, WKEY, HTOO, WATT, ARTW, HIHO, AWX, DGLY, and HUBC
Should you be buying LiqTech International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LiqTech International include Euro Tech (CLWT), Presidio Property Trust (SQFT), WISeKey International (WKEY), Fusion Fuel Green (HTOO), Energous (WATT), Art's-Way Manufacturing (ARTW), Highway (HIHO), Avalon (AWX), Digital Ally (DGLY), and HUB Cyber Security (HUBC). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) and Euro Tech (NASDAQ:CLWT) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.
Euro Tech has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LiqTech International's net margin of -47.02%. Euro Tech's return on equity of 0.00% beat LiqTech International's return on equity.
35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of Euro Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of LiqTech International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 79.0% of Euro Tech 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.
In the previous week, LiqTech International had 9 more articles in the media than Euro Tech. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for LiqTech International and 1 mentions for Euro Tech. LiqTech International's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Euro Tech's score of 0.00 indicating that LiqTech International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LiqTech International has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euro Tech has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Euro Tech received 36 more outperform votes than LiqTech International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 35.00% of users gave LiqTech International an outperform vote while only 33.62% of users gave Euro Tech an outperform vote.
LiqTech International presently has a consensus target price of $5.15, indicating a potential upside of 92.88%. Given LiqTech International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than Euro Tech.
Euro Tech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiqTech International.
Summary
LiqTech International beats Euro Tech on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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