ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) versus Its Peers Head-To-Head Analysis

ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) is one of 436 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare ClearSign Technologies to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ClearSign Technologies and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ClearSign Technologies	1	0	1	0	2.00
ClearSign Technologies Competitors	4216	14736	18264	809	2.41

ClearSign Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 769.57%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.78%. Given ClearSign Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares ClearSign Technologies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ClearSign Technologies	-96.07%	-58.08%	-44.61%
ClearSign Technologies Competitors	-1,035.57%	-36.60%	-0.39%

Volatility and Risk

ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ClearSign Technologies’ rivals have a beta of 4.55, indicating that their average share price is 355% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ClearSign Technologies and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ClearSign Technologies	$5.23 million	-$5.50 million	-2.53
ClearSign Technologies Competitors	$4.63 billion	$362.62 million	6.26

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

Summary

ClearSign Technologies rivals beat ClearSign Technologies on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

ClearSign Technologies Company Profile

ClearSign Technologies Corporation develops combustion and emissions-control technologies for industrial and commercial equipment. Its systems are designed to help operators reduce emissions while supporting efficient, reliable combustion. The company’s offerings include low-emission burners and combustion-control technologies for applications such as process heaters and boilers. ClearSign serves industries that use these systems, including refining, petrochemicals and other industrial markets. ClearSign’s technology is intended to help customers meet emissions requirements and improve combustion performance in both new installations and equipment upgrades.