Reviewing LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) & Kone Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY)

Kone Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kone Oyj and LiqTech International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kone Oyj	$12.72 billion	2.27	$1.11 billion	$1.11	28.64
LiqTech International	$16.51 million	0.57	-$8.60 million	($0.84)	-0.34

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

Profitability

This table compares Kone Oyj and LiqTech International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kone Oyj	8.61%	41.07%	11.11%
LiqTech International	-63.18%	-69.03%	-32.37%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Kone Oyj and LiqTech International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kone Oyj	3	3	1	1	2.00
LiqTech International	1	1	1	0	2.00

LiqTech International has a consensus target price of $1.30, suggesting a potential upside of 358.39%. Given LiqTech International’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than Kone Oyj.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of LiqTech International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Kone Oyj has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kone Oyj beats LiqTech International on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kone Oyj

KONE Oyj is a Finnish company that develops, manufactures, installs and services elevators, escalators and automatic building doors. Its offerings also include solutions for managing the movement of people within buildings. The company serves customers around the world, providing equipment for new buildings as well as maintenance, repair and modernization services for existing installations. KONE was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. Philippe Delorme became KONE’s President and Chief Executive Officer in 2024.

About LiqTech International

LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT) is a clean-technology company that develops and manufactures filtration products based on silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic materials. Its technology is designed to provide high-efficiency filtration for demanding industrial and environmental applications. The company’s water-filtration business supplies SiC membrane products and filtration systems for applications including industrial wastewater treatment, water reuse, produced-water treatment and other challenging liquid-filtration processes.