Comparing Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) and FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI)

Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) and FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Clean Energy Technologies and FTC Solar”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clean Energy Technologies	$2.16 million	5.63	-$6.81 million	($1.20)	-0.83
FTC Solar	$99.69 million	0.44	-$79.58 million	($6.25)	-0.43

Clean Energy Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FTC Solar. Clean Energy Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTC Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Clean Energy Technologies and FTC Solar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Energy Technologies	-262.61%	-80.91%	-37.54%
FTC Solar	-51.02%	N/A	-37.99%

Risk & Volatility

Clean Energy Technologies has a beta of -1.47, indicating that its stock price is 247% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTC Solar has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Clean Energy Technologies and FTC Solar, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clean Energy Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
FTC Solar	1	1	4	0	2.50

FTC Solar has a consensus price target of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 233.33%. Given FTC Solar’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than Clean Energy Technologies.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of FTC Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of FTC Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FTC Solar beats Clean Energy Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clean Energy Technologies

Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. designs, produces, and markets clean energy products and integrated solutions that focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy in the United States. It operates through four segments: Clean Energy HRS and CETY Europe, CETY Renewables Waste to Energy Solutions, engineering and Manufacturing Business, and CETY HK. The company offers Clean Cycle, which generates electricity by recycling wasted heat produced in manufacturing, waste to energy, and power generation facilities. It also converts waste products created in manufacturing, agriculture, wastewater treatment plants, and other industries to electricity, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and bio char. In addition, the company offers engineering, consulting, and project management solutions. Further, the company is involved in the sourcing and suppling of liquefied natural gas to industries and municipalities located in the southern part of Sichuan Province and portions of Yunnan Province. The company was formerly known as Probe Manufacturing, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. in November 2015. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of MGW Investment I Ltd.

About FTC Solar

FTC Solar, Inc. engages in the provision of solar tracker systems, software, and engineering services in the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and Australia. The company offers a self-powered, two-panel in-portrait, and single-axis tracker solution under the Voyager brand name; and a one module-in-portrait solar tracker solution under the Pioneer brand name. Its customers include project developers and solar asset owners, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction contractors that design and build solar energy projects. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.