LiqTech International (LIQT) Competitors

LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) and Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the media favor LIQT or ASYS?

In the previous week, Amtech Systems had 3 more articles in the media than LiqTech International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Amtech Systems and 1 mentions for LiqTech International. LiqTech International's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Amtech Systems' score of 0.33 indicating that LiqTech International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LiqTech International	Very Positive
Amtech Systems	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LIQT or ASYS?

Amtech Systems has higher revenue and earnings than LiqTech International. Amtech Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiqTech International, 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
LiqTech International	$14.99M	1.05	-$8.57M	-$1.49	-1.10
Amtech Systems	$90.83M	0.61	-$8.49M	-$2.22	-1.74

Is LIQT or ASYS more profitable?

Amtech Systems has a net margin of 1.18% compared to LiqTech International's net margin of -69.76%. Amtech Systems' return on equity of 0.66% beat LiqTech International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiqTech International	-69.76%	-76.05%	-33.87%
Amtech Systems	1.18%	0.66%	0.45%

Which has more volatility & risk, LIQT or ASYS?

LiqTech International has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Amtech Systems has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LIQT or ASYS?

35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Amtech Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of LiqTech International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Amtech Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend LIQT or ASYS?

LiqTech International currently has a consensus target price of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 186.41%. Given LiqTech International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than Amtech Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiqTech International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Amtech Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LIQT or ASYS?

Amtech Systems received 255 more outperform votes than LiqTech International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.87% of users gave Amtech Systems an outperform vote while only 27.33% of users gave LiqTech International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LiqTech International	Outperform Votes 47 27.33%	Underperform Votes 125 72.67%
Amtech Systems	Outperform Votes 302 58.87%	Underperform Votes 211 41.13%

Summary

Amtech Systems beats LiqTech International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.