CleanTech Acquisition (CLAQ) Competitors

Ouster (NYSE:OUST) and CleanTech Acquisition (NASDAQ:CLAQ) are both small-cap general industrial machinery, industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Does the media prefer OUST or CLAQ?

In the previous week, Ouster had 11 more articles in the media than CleanTech Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ouster and 0 mentions for CleanTech Acquisition. Ouster's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat CleanTech Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Ouster is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ouster	Neutral
CleanTech Acquisition	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in OUST or CLAQ?

31.5% of Ouster shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of CleanTech Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Ouster shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, OUST or CLAQ?

CleanTech Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ouster.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ouster	$117.79M	12.53	-$374.11M	-$1.97	-13.93
CleanTech Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$600K	N/A	N/A

Is OUST or CLAQ more profitable?

CleanTech Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ouster's net margin of -106.50%. CleanTech Acquisition's return on equity of -7.24% beat Ouster's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ouster	-106.50%	-65.17%	-37.02%
CleanTech Acquisition	N/A	-7.24%	0.33%

Do analysts prefer OUST or CLAQ?

Ouster currently has a consensus target price of $15.24, indicating a potential downside of 44.48%. Given Ouster's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ouster is more favorable than CleanTech Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ouster	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
CleanTech Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Ouster beats CleanTech Acquisition on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.