ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Senseonics (NYSEAMERICAN:SENS) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
8.1% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Senseonics shares are held by institutional investors. 25.6% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Senseonics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Senseonics' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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ClearSign Technologies | N/A | -77.84% | -63.93% |
Senseonics | -1,084.96% | N/A | -162.47% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for ClearSign Technologies and Senseonics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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ClearSign Technologies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Senseonics | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
ClearSign Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.43%. Senseonics has a consensus price target of $0.8750, suggesting a potential downside of 74.42%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Senseonics.
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, Senseonics has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Senseonics' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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ClearSign Technologies | $530,000.00 | 268.12 | $-8,480,000.00 | ($0.32) | -14.78 |
Senseonics | $21.30 million | 53.98 | $-115,550,000.00 | ($0.67) | -5.10 |
ClearSign Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Senseonics. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senseonics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
ClearSign Technologies beats Senseonics on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.