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CLIR vs. OPXS, ODYS, PRPO, AATC, and DAIO

Should you buy ClearSign Technologies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ClearSign Technologies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ClearSign Technologies include Optex Systems (OPXS), Odysight.ai (ODYS), Precipio (PRPO), Autoscope Technologies (AATC), and Data I/O (DAIO). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.

How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Optex Systems?

Optex Systems (NASDAQ:OPXS) and ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Optex Systems has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

Optex Systems has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Optex Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Optex Systems	$41.34M	1.73	$5.15M	$0.59	17.39
ClearSign Technologies	$5.23M	4.80	-$5.50M	-$1.00	N/A

19.1% of Optex Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Optex Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Optex Systems had 2 more articles in the media than ClearSign Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Optex Systems and 2 mentions for ClearSign Technologies. Optex Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat ClearSign Technologies' score of -1.00 indicating that Optex Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Optex Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ClearSign Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Optex Systems has a net margin of 10.00% compared to ClearSign Technologies' net margin of -111.66%. Optex Systems' return on equity of 19.33% beat ClearSign Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Optex Systems	10.00%	19.33%	15.82%
ClearSign Technologies	-111.66%	-61.24%	-45.80%

ClearSign Technologies has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 331.41%. Given ClearSign Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Optex Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Optex Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ClearSign Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Optex Systems beats ClearSign Technologies on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Odysight.ai?

ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Odysight.ai (NASDAQ:ODYS) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

ClearSign Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 331.41%. Odysight.ai has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 96.46%. Given ClearSign Technologies' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Odysight.ai.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ClearSign Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Odysight.ai	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Odysight.ai has a beta of -0.52, meaning that its share price is 152% less volatile than the broader market.

ClearSign Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Odysight.ai. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Odysight.ai, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ClearSign Technologies	$5.23M	4.80	-$5.50M	-$1.00	N/A
Odysight.ai	$3.02M	28.28	-$17.03M	-$1.10	N/A

24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Odysight.ai shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.9% of Odysight.ai shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Odysight.ai had 5 more articles in the media than ClearSign Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Odysight.ai and 2 mentions for ClearSign Technologies. Odysight.ai's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat ClearSign Technologies' score of -1.00 indicating that Odysight.ai is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ClearSign Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Odysight.ai	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

ClearSign Technologies has a net margin of -111.66% compared to Odysight.ai's net margin of -1,739.44%. ClearSign Technologies' return on equity of -61.24% beat Odysight.ai's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ClearSign Technologies	-111.66%	-61.24%	-45.80%
Odysight.ai	-1,739.44%	-66.30%	-58.33%

Summary

ClearSign Technologies beats Odysight.ai on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Precipio?

ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Precipio (NASDAQ:PRPO) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precipio has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of Precipio shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Precipio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Precipio had 7 more articles in the media than ClearSign Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Precipio and 2 mentions for ClearSign Technologies. Precipio's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat ClearSign Technologies' score of -1.00 indicating that Precipio is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ClearSign Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Precipio	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Precipio has a net margin of -3.57% compared to ClearSign Technologies' net margin of -111.66%. Precipio's return on equity of -6.73% beat ClearSign Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ClearSign Technologies	-111.66%	-61.24%	-45.80%
Precipio	-3.57%	-6.73%	-4.49%

Precipio has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. Precipio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ClearSign Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ClearSign Technologies	$5.23M	4.80	-$5.50M	-$1.00	N/A
Precipio	$24.05M	1.84	-$360K	-$0.47	N/A

ClearSign Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 331.41%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Precipio.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ClearSign Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Precipio	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Precipio beats ClearSign Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Autoscope Technologies?

Autoscope Technologies (NASDAQ:AATC) and ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, ClearSign Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Autoscope Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ClearSign Technologies and 0 mentions for Autoscope Technologies. Autoscope Technologies' average media sentiment score of -1.00 equaled ClearSign Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Autoscope Technologies	Negative
ClearSign Technologies	Negative

Autoscope Technologies has a net margin of 37.59% compared to ClearSign Technologies' net margin of -111.66%. Autoscope Technologies' return on equity of 27.06% beat ClearSign Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autoscope Technologies	37.59%	27.06%	23.97%
ClearSign Technologies	-111.66%	-61.24%	-45.80%

Autoscope Technologies has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Autoscope Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Autoscope Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoscope Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Autoscope Technologies	$12.89M	2.33	$6.62M	$0.25	21.84
ClearSign Technologies	$5.23M	4.80	-$5.50M	-$1.00	N/A

ClearSign Technologies has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 331.41%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Autoscope Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoscope Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ClearSign Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Autoscope Technologies beats ClearSign Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Data I/O?

ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Data I/O has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Data I/O, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ClearSign Technologies	$5.23M	4.80	-$5.50M	-$1.00	N/A
Data I/O	$21.50M	1.35	-$5.24M	-$0.84	N/A

In the previous week, Data I/O had 7 more articles in the media than ClearSign Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Data I/O and 2 mentions for ClearSign Technologies. Data I/O's average media sentiment score of -0.32 beat ClearSign Technologies' score of -1.00 indicating that Data I/O is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ClearSign Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Data I/O	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Data I/O has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Data I/O has a net margin of -41.85% compared to ClearSign Technologies' net margin of -111.66%. Data I/O's return on equity of -54.33% beat ClearSign Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ClearSign Technologies	-111.66%	-61.24%	-45.80%
Data I/O	-41.85%	-54.33%	-36.75%

24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Data I/O shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Data I/O shares are owned 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.

ClearSign Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 331.41%. Data I/O has a consensus price target of $5.11, indicating a potential upside of 64.84%. Given ClearSign Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Data I/O.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ClearSign Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Data I/O	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Data I/O beats ClearSign Technologies on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	ClearSign Technologies	Industrial Services Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$23.87M	$21.46B	$9.19B	$12.23B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7.36%	3.59%	5.32%
P/E Ratio	-4.64	22.41	24.90	25.05
Price / Sales	4.80	2.29	4,167.35	72.68
Price / Cash	N/A	13.59	27.46	54.25
Price / Book	3.29	3.47	4.80	6.83
Net Income	-$5.50M	$712.91M	$794.35M	$335.69M
7 Day Performance	4.18%	-2.19%	-1.52%	-2.15%
1 Month Performance	-14.31%	-0.67%	-0.23%	-2.47%
1 Year Performance	-34.67%	4.25%	32.93%	27.13%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CLIR ClearSign Technologies	3.0777 of 5 stars	$4.64 +5.1%	$20.00 +331.4%	-36.5%	$23.87M	$5.23M	N/A	10	Negative News Earnings Report
OPXS Optex Systems	1.9906 of 5 stars	$10.71 -1.4%	N/A	+20.3%	$75.34M	$41.34M	16.23	80	Positive News Gap Up
ODYS Odysight.ai	2.7754 of 5 stars	$4.56 +1.1%	$10.00 +119.3%	-4.1%	$73.78M	$3.02M	N/A	40	Earnings Report Gap Up
PRPO Precipio	1.2105 of 5 stars	$30.40 +1.4%	N/A	+194.9%	$53.51M	$24.05M	N/A	60	Earnings Report
AATC Autoscope Technologies	N/A	$5.75 +4.8%	N/A	-25.0%	$31.68M	$12.89M	6.53	40	Negative News

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CLIR vs. OPXS, ODYS, PRPO, AATC, and DAIO

How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Optex Systems?

Which has more volatility & risk, OPXS or CLIR?

Which has better earnings & valuation, OPXS or CLIR?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OPXS or CLIR?

Does the media refer more to OPXS or CLIR?

Is OPXS or CLIR more profitable?

Do analysts rate OPXS or CLIR?

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How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Odysight.ai?

Do analysts recommend CLIR or ODYS?

Which has more risk & volatility, CLIR or ODYS?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLIR or ODYS?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CLIR or ODYS?

Does the media prefer CLIR or ODYS?

Is CLIR or ODYS more profitable?

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How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Precipio?

Which has more risk and volatility, CLIR or PRPO?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CLIR or PRPO?

Does the media prefer CLIR or PRPO?

Is CLIR or PRPO more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CLIR or PRPO?

Do analysts recommend CLIR or PRPO?

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How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Autoscope Technologies?

Does the media prefer AATC or CLIR?

Is AATC or CLIR more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, AATC or CLIR?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AATC or CLIR?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AATC or CLIR?

Do analysts rate AATC or CLIR?

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How does ClearSign Technologies compare to Data I/O?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CLIR or DAIO?

Does the media prefer CLIR or DAIO?

Which has more volatility & risk, CLIR or DAIO?

Is CLIR or DAIO more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CLIR or DAIO?

Do analysts prefer CLIR or DAIO?

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