Comparing H2O Innovation (OTCMKTS:HEOFF) and Veolia Environnement (OTCMKTS:VEOEY)

Veolia Environnement (OTCMKTS:VEOEY) and H2O Innovation (OTCMKTS:HEOFF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Veolia Environnement and H2O Innovation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veolia Environnement	N/A	N/A	N/A
H2O Innovation	-0.68%	5.82%	2.73%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Veolia Environnement shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Veolia Environnement shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of H2O Innovation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Veolia Environnement and H2O Innovation”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veolia Environnement	$50.22 billion	0.56	$1.38 billion	N/A	N/A
H2O Innovation	$189.12 million	1.48	-$970,000.00	($0.01)	-312.01

Veolia Environnement has higher revenue and earnings than H2O Innovation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Veolia Environnement and H2O Innovation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veolia Environnement	0	2	0	0	2.00
H2O Innovation	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk and Volatility

Veolia Environnement has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H2O Innovation has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Veolia Environnement beats H2O Innovation on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Veolia Environnement

Veolia Environnement SA designs and provides water, waste, and energy management solutions worldwide. It operates through France and Special Waste Europe; Europe excluding France; Rest of the World; Water Technologies; and Other segments. The company is involved in resource management; customer relationship management; drinking water treatment and distribution; wastewater treatment; design and construction of treatment and network infrastructure; and sale of water treatment equipment, technologies, and facilities. It provides waste collection, product recovery and waste-to-energy processing, including sale of recycled products; dismantling and remediation; hazardous waste processing; urban cleaning; and industrial maintenance and cleaning services. In addition, the company engages in the operation and maintenance of heating and cooling networks; optimization of industrial utilities, such as steam generation, cooling, electricity, compressed air; installation and maintenance of production equipment; development of energy services to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions of buildings; integrated services for building management, and the production of electricity from biomass, as well as provides thermal and multi-technical services. It serves industrial and service sector companies, public authorities, and individuals. The company was formerly known as Vivendi Environnement and changed its name to Veolia Environnement SA in January 2003. Veolia Environnement SA was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

About H2O Innovation

H2O Innovation Inc. designs and provides integrated water treatment solutions based on membrane filtration technology. It operates through three segments: Water Technologies and Services, Specialty Products, and Operation and Maintenance Services. The company offers membrane filtration technology for municipal, industrial, energy, and natural resources end-users; and aftersales services, as well as digital solutions to monitor and optimize water treatment plants. Its products include the FiberFlex open-source technologies for water treatment systems; the flexMBR for wastewater treatment systems; SILO system for wastewater and water reuse treatment; and FlexBox, a mobile fleet of water and wastewater treatment systems, such as containerized ultrafiltration or reverse osmosis (RO) systems. The company also offers specialty chemicals, consumables, and specialized products for the water industry, including RO membrane chemicals, such as antiscalants, flocculants, biocides, and cleaning chemicals; corrosion resistant equipment for desalination plants; flexible grooved-end couplings, fiberglass reinforced polyester cartridge filter housings, self-cleaning disc and screen filters, bag filters, cartridges, and strainers; and maple farming equipment. In addition, it operates, maintains, and repairs water and wastewater treatment systems, distribution equipment, and associated assets. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Quebec City, Canada. As of December 8, 2023, H2O Innovation Inc. was taken private.