ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Keysight Technologies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| ClearSign Technologies | N/A | -77.84% | -63.93% |
| Keysight Technologies | 14.85% | 25.76% | 11.84% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Keysight Technologies' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| ClearSign Technologies | $530,000.00 | 299.10 | $-8,480,000.00 | ($0.32) | -16.03 |
| Keysight Technologies | $4.22 billion | 6.41 | $627 million | $4.36 | 33.35 |
Keysight Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
8.1% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 25.6% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keysight Technologies shares 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ClearSign Technologies and Keysight Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| ClearSign Technologies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Keysight Technologies | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.82 |
ClearSign Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 94.93%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus price target of $149.10, suggesting a potential upside of 2.54%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.
Summary
Keysight Technologies beats ClearSign Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
