Analyzing Molekule Group (NASDAQ:MKUL) & Perma-Pipe International (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma-Pipe International (NASDAQ:PPIH – Get Rating) and Molekule Group (NASDAQ:MKUL – Get Rating) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Perma-Pipe International has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molekule Group has a beta of -6.71, indicating that its share price is 771% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Perma-Pipe International and Molekule Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perma-Pipe International	3.93%	10.54%	4.55%
Molekule Group	-578.61%	-48.08%	-36.35%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

23.9% of Perma-Pipe International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Molekule Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Perma-Pipe International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.8% of Molekule Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Perma-Pipe International and Molekule Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perma-Pipe International	$138.55 million	0.58	$6.06 million	$0.69	14.62
Molekule Group	$620,000.00	36.25	-$7.92 million	($0.28)	-5.18

Perma-Pipe International has higher revenue and earnings than Molekule Group. Molekule Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perma-Pipe International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Perma-Pipe International and Molekule Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perma-Pipe International	0	0	0	0	N/A
Molekule Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Perma-Pipe International beats Molekule Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perma-Pipe International

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Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of specialty piping and leak detection systems. Its products include industrial and secondary containment piping systems for transporting chemicals, hazardous fluids and petroleum products, insulated and jacketed district heating and cooling piping systems for efficient energy distribution to multiple locations from central energy plants, and the coating and/or insulation of oil and gas gathering flow and long lines for oil or mineral transportation. The company was founded on October 12, 1993 and is headquartered in Spring, TX.

About Molekule Group

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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.