LiqTech International (LIQT) & Its Competitors Head-To-Head Survey

LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) is one of 436 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare LiqTech International to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.1% of LiqTech International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of LiqTech International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares LiqTech International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiqTech International	-63.18%	-69.03%	-32.37%
LiqTech International Competitors	-1,039.03%	-14.89%	0.54%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LiqTech International and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiqTech International	$16.51 million	-$8.60 million	-0.35
LiqTech International Competitors	$4.75 billion	$364.17 million	4.64

LiqTech International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than LiqTech International. LiqTech International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

LiqTech International has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International’s competitors have a beta of 5.12, indicating that their average stock price is 412% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for LiqTech International and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiqTech International	1	1	1	0	2.00
LiqTech International Competitors	4206	14711	18218	808	2.41

LiqTech International presently has a consensus price target of $1.30, suggesting a potential upside of 342.18%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 34.72%. Given LiqTech International’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

LiqTech International competitors beat LiqTech International on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

LiqTech International Company Profile

LiqTech International, Inc., a clean technology company, designs, develops, produces, markets, and sells automated filtering systems, ceramic silicon carbide liquid applications, and diesel particulate air filters in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. The company operates through Water, Ceramics, and Plastics segments. It also manufactures and sells silicon carbide ceramic filtration technologies for liquid and gas purification; and diesel particulate filters for exhaust emission control solutions to the verified retrofit and the original equipment manufacturer market. In addition, the company develops, manufactures, and sells liquid filtration systems, which are used for the marine scrubber systems, filtration of produced water, industrial applications, pool and spa water, food and beverage application, and silicon carbide membrane technology. Further, it provides flexible and plastics manufacturing products for machining, welding, bending, and solvent cementing. LiqTech International, Inc. sells its products primarily to industrial customers through direct sales, systems integrators, distributors, agents, and partners. The company was formerly known as Blue Moose Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiqTech International, Inc. in October 2011. LiqTech International, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.