Deere & Company (NYSE:DE – Get Free Report) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Deere & Company and LiqTech International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Deere & Company | 10.16% | 18.10% | 4.60% |
| LiqTech International | -63.18% | -69.03% | -32.37% |
Volatility & Risk
Deere & Company has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Deere & Company | $46.88 billion | 3.92 | $5.03 billion | $18.00 | 37.89 |
| LiqTech International | $16.51 million | 1.52 | -$8.60 million | ($0.84) | -0.90 |
Deere & Company has higher revenue and earnings than LiqTech International. LiqTech International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Deere & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Deere & Company and LiqTech International, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Deere & Company | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2.68 |
| LiqTech International | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Deere & Company presently has a consensus price target of $680.73, indicating a potential downside of 0.19%. LiqTech International has a consensus price target of $1.30, indicating a potential upside of 71.19%. Given LiqTech International’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than Deere & Company.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
68.6% of Deere & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Deere & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of LiqTech International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Deere & Company beats LiqTech International on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Deere & Company
Deere & Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts. The Construction and Forestry segment offers machines and service parts used in construction, earthmoving, road building, material handling and timber harvesting. The Financial Services segment finances sales and leases by John Deere dealers of new and used agriculture and turf equipment and construction and forestry equipment. The company was founded by John Deere in 1837 and is headquartered in Moline, IL.
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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