Molekule Group (NASDAQ:MKUL – Get Rating) and CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO – Get Rating) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Molekule Group and CECO Environmental, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Molekule Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| CECO Environmental | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
CECO Environmental has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 65.53%. Given CECO Environmental’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CECO Environmental is more favorable than Molekule Group.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Molekule Group | -2,717.18% | -65.94% | -46.29% |
| CECO Environmental | 4.12% | 9.89% | 4.34% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
4.0% of Molekule Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of CECO Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.8% of Molekule Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of CECO Environmental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Molekule Group has a beta of -6.77, suggesting that its stock price is 777% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CECO Environmental has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Molekule Group and CECO Environmental’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Molekule Group | $230,000.00 | 226.24 | -$6.17 million | ($0.47) | -3.64 |
| CECO Environmental | $422.63 million | 0.96 | $17.42 million | N/A | N/A |
CECO Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than Molekule Group.
Summary
CECO Environmental beats Molekule Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Molekule Group
AeroClean Technologies is a pathogen elimination technology company. It creates solutions for hospitals, offices and many shared spaces as well as elevators, aircraft and more. AeroClean Technologies is based in NEW YORK.
About CECO Environmental
CECO Environmental Corp. engages in the provision of engineering technology and solutions. It offers services in the field of environment, energy, fluid handling, and filtration. The firm operates through the following segments: Energy Solutions, Industrial Solutions and Fluid Handling Solutions. The Energy Solutions segment improves air quality and solves fluid handling needs with market engineered, and customized solutions for the power generation, oil and gas, and petrochemical industries. The Industrial Solutions segment serves the industrial pollution control market. The Fluid Handling Solutions segment provides pump and filtration solutions that maintain safe and clean operations in some of the most harsh and toxic environments. The company was founded by Phillip DeZwirek in 1966 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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