Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ:BWEN – Get Free Report) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
Broadwind Energy has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Broadwind Energy and LiqTech International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Broadwind Energy | 3.90% | -1.54% | -0.87% |
| LiqTech International | -63.18% | -69.03% | -32.37% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
33.3% of Broadwind Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of LiqTech International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Broadwind Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of LiqTech International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Broadwind Energy and LiqTech International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Broadwind Energy | $170.91 million | 0.40 | $5.24 million | $0.23 | 12.61 |
| LiqTech International | $16.51 million | 0.67 | -$8.60 million | ($0.84) | -0.40 |
Broadwind Energy has higher revenue and earnings than LiqTech International. LiqTech International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadwind Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Broadwind Energy and LiqTech International, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Broadwind Energy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
| LiqTech International | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Broadwind Energy presently has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 115.52%. LiqTech International has a consensus target price of $1.30, suggesting a potential upside of 287.94%. Given LiqTech International’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than Broadwind Energy.
Summary
Broadwind Energy beats LiqTech International on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Broadwind Energy
Broadwind, Inc. manufactures and sells structures, equipment, and components for clean tech and other specialized applications primarily in the United States. It operates through three segments: Heavy Fabrications, Gearing, and Industrial Solutions. The Heavy Fabrications segment provides fabrications to various industrial markets. It offers steel towers and adapters primarily to wind turbine manufacturers. Its Gearing segment provides gearing, gearboxes, and precision machined components to a range of customers in diverse markets, including surface and underground mining, wind energy, steel, material handling, infrastructure, onshore and offshore oil and gas fracking and drilling, marine, and other industrial markets. This segment also offers heat treat services for aftermarket and original equipment manufacturer applications. The Industrial Solutions segment provides supply chain solutions for offering instrumentation and controls, valve assemblies, sensor devices, fuel system components, electrical junction boxes and wiring, energy storage services, and electromechanical devices; light fabrication, inventory management, and kitting and assembly services; packaging solutions; and supply chain solutions, light fabrication, inventory management, and kitting and assembly services for combined cycle natural gas turbine market. It sells its products to the energy, mining, and infrastructure sectors through its direct sales force and independent sales agents. The company was formerly known as Broadwind Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Broadwind, Inc. in May 2020. Broadwind, Inc. is headquartered in Cicero, Illinois.
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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