Contrasting LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) & SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC)

LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) and SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LiqTech International and SPX Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiqTech International	$16.51 million	0.68	-$8.60 million	($0.84)	-0.41
SPX Technologies	$2.27 billion	3.50	$244.00 million	$5.56	28.45

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

Risk & Volatility

LiqTech International has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for LiqTech International and SPX Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiqTech International	1	1	1	0	2.00
SPX Technologies	0	2	10	1	2.92

LiqTech International presently has a consensus target price of $1.30, indicating a potential upside of 282.13%. SPX Technologies has a consensus target price of $247.00, indicating a potential upside of 56.15%. Given LiqTech International’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than SPX Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares LiqTech International and SPX Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiqTech International	-63.18%	-69.03%	-32.37%
SPX Technologies	11.27%	16.53%	10.03%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of LiqTech International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of SPX Technologies shares are owned by 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.

Summary

SPX Technologies beats LiqTech International on 13 of the 15 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 SPX Technologies

SPX Technologies, Inc. supplies infrastructure equipment serving the heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC); and detection and measurement markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, HVAC and Detection and Measurement. The HVAC segment engineers, designs, manufactures, installs, and services package and process cooling products and engineered air movement solutions for the HVAC industrial and power generation markets, as well as boilers, heating, and ventilation products for the residential and commercial markets. It offers its products under the Marley, Recold, SGS, Cincinnati Fan, TAMCO, Ingénia, Berko, Qmark, Fahrenheat, Leading Edge, Patterson-Kelley, Weil-McLain, Williamson-Thermoflo, INDEECO, Heatrex, AccuTherm, Brasch, Spectrum, BannerDay PipeHeating, and Solar Products brands. The Detection and Measurement segment offers underground pipe and cable locators, inspection and rehabilitation equipment, and robotic systems under the Radiodetection, Pearpoint, Schonstedt, Dielectric, Riser Bond, Cues, ULC Robotics, and Sensors & Software brands; transportation systems under the Genfare brand; communication technologies products under the TCI and ECS brands; and obstruction lighting products under the Flash Technology, ITL, Sabik Marine, Sealite, and Avlite brands. The company markets its products through independent manufacturing representatives, third-party distributors, and retailers, as well as direct to customers. The company was formerly known as SPX Corporation and changed its name to SPX Technologies, Inc. in August 2022. SPX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.