Save The World Air (OTCMKTS:QSEP – Get Free Report) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Save The World Air has a beta of -1.13, meaning that its stock price is 213% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
35.1% of LiqTech International shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Save The World Air shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of LiqTech International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Save The World Air | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| LiqTech International | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
LiqTech International has a consensus target price of $4.80, indicating a potential upside of 111.45%. Given LiqTech International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than Save The World Air.
Profitability
This table compares Save The World Air and LiqTech International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Save The World Air | N/A | N/A | -3,957.09% |
| LiqTech International | -68.79% | -74.41% | -33.72% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Save The World Air and LiqTech International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Save The World Air | N/A | N/A | -$1.93 million | ($0.02) | -13.00 |
| LiqTech International | $14.60 million | 1.49 | -$10.35 million | ($1.49) | -1.52 |
Save The World Air has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LiqTech International. Save The World Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiqTech International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
LiqTech International beats Save The World Air on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Save The World Air
QS Energy, Inc. develops and commercializes energy efficiency technologies in the United States and internationally. The company’s energy efficiency technologies assist in meeting energy demands, enhancing the economics of oil transport, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s primary technology comprises Applied Oil Technology, a commercial-grade crude oil pipeline transportation flow-assurance product that reduces crude oil viscosity by applying a high intensity electrical field to crude oil while in transit. It serves upstream and midstream energy sectors. The company was formerly known as Save the World Air, Inc. and changed its name to QS Energy, Inc. in August 2015. QS Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Tomball, Texas.
About LiqTech International
LiqTech International, Inc., a clean technology company, designs, develops, produces, markets, and sells automated filtering systems, ceramic silicon carbide liquid applications, and diesel particulate air filters in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. The company operates through Water, Ceramics, and Plastics segments. It also manufactures and sells silicon carbide ceramic filtration technologies for liquid and gas purification; and diesel particulate filters for exhaust emission control solutions to the verified retrofit and the original equipment manufacturer market. In addition, the company develops, manufactures, and sells liquid filtration systems, which are used for the marine scrubber systems, filtration of produced water, industrial applications, pool and spa water, food and beverage application, and silicon carbide membrane technology. Further, it provides flexible and plastics manufacturing products for machining, welding, bending, and solvent cementing. LiqTech International, Inc. sells its products primarily to industrial customers through direct sales, systems integrators, distributors, agents, and partners. The company was formerly known as Blue Moose Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiqTech International, Inc. in October 2011. LiqTech International, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.
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