LIQT vs. WKEY, HTOO, GFAI, SQFT, CLWT, ARTW, HUBC, HIHO, AWX, and MWG
Should you be buying LiqTech International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LiqTech International include WISeKey International (WKEY), Fusion Fuel Green (HTOO), Guardforce AI (GFAI), Presidio Property Trust (SQFT), Euro Tech (CLWT), Art's-Way Manufacturing (ARTW), HUB Cyber Security (HUBC), Highway (HIHO), Avalon (AWX), and Multi Ways (MWG). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) and WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
In the previous week, WISeKey International had 3 more articles in the media than LiqTech International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WISeKey International and 1 mentions for LiqTech International. WISeKey International's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat LiqTech International's score of 0.00 indicating that WISeKey International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LiqTech International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WISeKey International.
LiqTech International presently has a consensus target price of $5.15, suggesting a potential upside of 92.16%. WISeKey International has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 227.87%. Given WISeKey International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WISeKey International is more favorable than LiqTech International.
LiqTech International received 35 more outperform votes than WISeKey International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.64% of users gave WISeKey International an outperform vote while only 35.90% of users gave LiqTech International an outperform vote.
35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of WISeKey International shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of LiqTech International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of WISeKey International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
WISeKey International has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LiqTech International's net margin of -47.61%. WISeKey International's return on equity of 0.00% beat LiqTech International's return on equity.
LiqTech International has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WISeKey International has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
WISeKey International beats LiqTech International on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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