PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT – Get Free Report) and TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares PureCycle Technologies and TOMI Environmental Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PureCycle Technologies | N/A | -121.44% | -23.91% |
| TOMI Environmental Solutions | -77.33% | -56.46% | -24.97% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares PureCycle Technologies and TOMI Environmental Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PureCycle Technologies | N/A | N/A | -$289.14 million | ($1.46) | -7.03 |
| TOMI Environmental Solutions | $7.74 million | 2.28 | -$4.48 million | ($0.23) | -3.82 |
TOMI Environmental Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TOMI Environmental Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for PureCycle Technologies and TOMI Environmental Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PureCycle Technologies | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.13 |
| TOMI Environmental Solutions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
PureCycle Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.20%. TOMI Environmental Solutions has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 298.18%. Given TOMI Environmental Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TOMI Environmental Solutions is more favorable than PureCycle Technologies.
Risk and Volatility
PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TOMI Environmental Solutions has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
About PureCycle Technologies
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled polypropylene resin that has multiple applications, including packaging and labeling for consumer products, piping, ropes, cabling, and plastic parts for various industries. Its recycling process separates color, odor, and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
About TOMI Environmental Solutions
TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., a bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, engages in the provision of environmental solutions for indoor air and surface disinfection and decontamination in the United States and internationally. The company’s disinfection solutions include SteraPak portable disinfection systems, SteraMist select surface units, SteraMist environment systems, SteraMist total disinfection carts, SteraMist transport units, NV+ fogging disinfection and decontamination systems, SteraMist custom engineered systems, SteraMist Hybrid disinfection systems, SteraMist integrated systems, Stainless Steel 90-Degree applicators, SteraMist plasma decontamination chambers, and iHP Corporate Service Decontamination, which provides full room, equipment, facility, and emergency disinfection and decontamination services. It also manufactures, sells, services, and licenses SteraMist Binary Ionization Technology, a hydrogen peroxide-based mist and fog. The company’s products and services are used in hospitals and medical facilities, bio-safety labs, pharmaceutical facilities, meat and produce processing facilities, universities and research facilities, vivarium labs, and other service industries, including cruise ships, office buildings, hotel and motel rooms, schools, restaurants, military barracks, police and fire departments, prisons, and athletic facilities; and single-family homes and multi-unit residences. TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.
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