Comparing Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) and Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC)

Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC) and Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Greenland Technologies and Westport Fuel Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenland Technologies	$90.69 million	0.13	$4.93 million	$0.58	1.00
Westport Fuel Systems	$23.32 million	1.70	-$61.63 million	($2.41)	-0.95

Greenland Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Westport Fuel Systems. Westport Fuel Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenland Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Greenland Technologies has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Greenland Technologies and Westport Fuel Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenland Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Westport Fuel Systems	1	2	1	0	2.00

Westport Fuel Systems has a consensus target price of $1.82, suggesting a potential downside of 19.96%. Given Westport Fuel Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Westport Fuel Systems is more favorable than Greenland Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Greenland Technologies and Westport Fuel Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenland Technologies	12.32%	17.02%	9.68%
Westport Fuel Systems	-493.15%	-51.88%	-37.23%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Greenland Technologies beats Westport Fuel Systems on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenland Technologies

Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells components and products for material handling industries worldwide. The company offers transmission products, such as transmission systems and integrated powertrain primarily for electric forklift trucks; electric industrial heavy equipment, including electric wheeled front loader, electric excavator, and electric lithium forklifts; and provides charging solutions. Its products are used in manufacturing and logistic applications, such as factories, workshops, warehouses, fulfillment centers, shipyards, and seaports. Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation was and is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey.

About Westport Fuel Systems

Westport Fuel Systems Inc. engages in the engineering, manufacturing, and supplying alternative fuel systems and components for use in transportation applications in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Original Equipment Manufacturers and Independent Aftermarket. It offers alternative fuel systems and components, such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewable natural gas or biomethane, and hydrogen; and pressure regulators, injectors, electronic control units, valves and filters, complete bi-fuel, mono-fuel and dual-fuel LPG and natural gas conversion kits and high-pressure hydrogen components. The company provides Westport’s LNG high pressure direct injection 2.0 fuel system and bi-fuel products; offers turnkey solutions covering all process phases, including prototyping, development, calibration, validation, homologation, vehicle conversion and logistic services, as well as systems for diesel-powered vehicles; and supplies hydrogen fuel system components for light, medium, and heavy-duty applications. It offers its products under the AFS, BRC, Emer, GFI, HPDI, Stako, Prins, Zavoli, OMVL, TA Gas Technology, Vialle, and Valtek brands. The company was formerly known as Westport Innovations Inc. and changed its name to Westport Fuel Systems Inc. in June 2016. Westport Fuel Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.