CleanTech Acquisition (CLAQ) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CLAQ or OUST?

In the previous week, Ouster had 25 more articles in the media than CleanTech Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Ouster and 0 mentions for CleanTech Acquisition. CleanTech Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ouster's score of -0.15 indicating that CleanTech Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CleanTech Acquisition	Neutral
Ouster	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CLAQ or OUST?

71.7% of CleanTech Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of Ouster shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Ouster shares are held by 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.

Is CLAQ or OUST 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
CleanTech Acquisition	N/A	-7.24%	0.33%
Ouster	-106.50%	-65.17%	-37.02%

Do analysts prefer CLAQ or OUST?

Ouster has a consensus price target of $15.24, indicating a potential downside of 33.13%. Given Ouster's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ouster is more favorable than CleanTech Acquisition.

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CLAQ or OUST?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CleanTech Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$600K	N/A	N/A
Ouster	$117.79M	10.40	-$374.11M	-$1.97	-11.57

Summary

Ouster beats CleanTech Acquisition on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.