374Water (NASDAQ:SCWO – Get Rating) and Clean Energy Technologies (OTCMKTS:CETY – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares 374Water and Clean Energy Technologies’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| 374Water | $3.02 million | 117.82 | -$4.69 million | ($0.04) | -69.75 |
| Clean Energy Technologies | $2.66 million | 28.94 | $150,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Clean Energy Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 374Water.
Volatility and Risk
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for 374Water and Clean Energy Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| 374Water | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Clean Energy Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares 374Water and Clean Energy Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| 374Water | -155.50% | -46.88% | -41.43% |
| Clean Energy Technologies | 5.53% | 66.31% | 1.85% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
5.0% of 374Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.1% of 374Water shares are owned 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.
Summary
Clean Energy Technologies beats 374Water on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About 374Water
374Water, Inc. is a clean technology company. It offers supercritical water oxidation (SWCO) waste processors. It caters to municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants, food waste, chemical plants, and army camps and emergency situations. The company was founded by Yaacov Nagar and Marc Deshusses on September 8, 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.
About Clean Energy Technologies
Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of renewable and energy efficient products and solutions. It operates through the following segments: Clean Energy HRS, CETY Europe, Engineering and Manufacturing Business, and CETY HK. The Clean Energy HRS segment includes waste heat recovery, waste to energy, China liquefied natural gas initiatives, and engineering and consulting services. The CETY Europe segment offers services to European countries. The Manufacturing and Engineering segment consists of the electronics manufacturing business. The company was founded by Kambiz Mahdi and Reza Zarif in 1993 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.
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