Reviewing Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) and Mestek (OTCMKTS:MCCK)

Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) and Mestek (OTCMKTS:MCCK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.7% of Montana Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Mestek shares are held by institutional investors. 40.4% of Montana Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Mestek shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Montana Technologies and Mestek”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montana Technologies	N/A	N/A	$1.24 million	N/A	N/A
Mestek	$417.44 million	0.56	$37.04 million	$6.63	4.68

Mestek has higher revenue and earnings than Montana Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Montana Technologies and Mestek, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montana Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mestek	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Montana Technologies and Mestek’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montana Technologies	N/A	7.02%	2.87%
Mestek	12.42%	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Montana Technologies has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mestek has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mestek beats Montana Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Montana Technologies

Montana Technologies Corporation operates as an atmospheric renewable energy and water harvesting technology company. It provides energy and dehumidification, evaporative cooling, and atmospheric water generation through its AirJoule technology. The company is headquartered in Ronan, Montana.

About Mestek

Mestek, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells heating, ventilating, and air conditioning products and equipment; and metal forming equipment in the United States and internationally. The company offers equipment for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning primarily under the Lockformer, lowaPrecision, Engel, and Lion brands; roll forming and flexible fabrication equipment; metal stamping products, including uncoilers, straighteners, press feeds, and dies; and coil metal processing products, including cut-to-length, multi-blanking, and coil slitting and precision corrective levelers. It also provides a range of aftermarket services, such as OEM replacement parts for existing and used equipment, and on-site service support and training services. In addition, it engages in equipment rebuilding and electrical installation works; and tube and pipe production and fabrication. Further, the company offers custom metal-framed skylights, canopies, curtain walls, covered walkways, rain screens/wall-cladding, structural glass/point fixed glass, and ornamental metal products. Additionally, it provides operable and fixed solar shading louver systems; and architectural louvers, grilles, vision screens, penthouses, and brise soleil fixed sunshades. Mestek, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is based in Westfield, Massachusetts.