LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT – Get Free Report) and Sancon Resources Recovery (OTCMKTS:IGSC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of LiqTech International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares LiqTech International and Sancon Resources Recovery’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LiqTech International | -53.25% | -61.21% | -28.15% |
| Sancon Resources Recovery | 13.08% | 8.90% | 5.81% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LiqTech International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Sancon Resources Recovery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
LiqTech International presently has a consensus target price of $4.20, indicating a potential upside of 155.94%. Given LiqTech International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than Sancon Resources Recovery.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares LiqTech International and Sancon Resources Recovery”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LiqTech International | $14.60 million | 1.08 | -$10.35 million | ($1.01) | -1.62 |
| Sancon Resources Recovery | $1.74 million | 1.98 | $200,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Sancon Resources Recovery has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiqTech International.
Risk and Volatility
LiqTech International has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sancon Resources Recovery has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
LiqTech International beats Sancon Resources Recovery on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LiqTech International
LiqTech International, Inc., a clean technology company, designs, develops, produces, markets, and sells automated filtering systems, ceramic silicon carbide liquid applications, and diesel particulate air filters in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. The company operates through Water, Ceramics, and Plastics segments. It also manufactures and sells silicon carbide ceramic filtration technologies for liquid and gas purification; and diesel particulate filters for exhaust emission control solutions to the verified retrofit and the original equipment manufacturer market. In addition, the company develops, manufactures, and sells liquid filtration systems, which are used for the marine scrubber systems, filtration of produced water, industrial applications, pool and spa water, food and beverage application, and silicon carbide membrane technology. Further, it provides flexible and plastics manufacturing products for machining, welding, bending, and solvent cementing. LiqTech International, Inc. sells its products primarily to industrial customers through direct sales, systems integrators, distributors, agents, and partners. The company was formerly known as Blue Moose Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiqTech International, Inc. in October 2011. LiqTech International, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.
About Sancon Resources Recovery
IGS Capital Group Limited, through its subsidiary, IGS Mart SDN BHD, operates a convenient store in Malaysia. It operates its store under the Like Mart name. The company was formerly known as Sancon Resources Recovery, Inc. and changed its name to IGS Capital Group Limited in June 2017. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. IGS Capital Group Limited is a subsidiary of Pontoon Boat Inc.
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