AeroClean Technologies (NASDAQ:AERC – Get Rating) and CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
4.0% of AeroClean Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of CECO Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 50.8% of AeroClean Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of CECO Environmental shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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Valuation & Earnings
This table compares AeroClean Technologies and CECO Environmental's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| AeroClean Technologies | $620,000.00 | 76.80 | -$7.92 million | ($0.28) | -11.04 |
| CECO Environmental | $324.14 million | 1.25 | $1.43 million | $0.20 | 59.00 |
CECO Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than AeroClean Technologies. AeroClean Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CECO Environmental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares AeroClean Technologies and CECO Environmental's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| AeroClean Technologies | -578.61% | -48.08% | -36.35% |
| CECO Environmental | 2.58% | 8.12% | 3.68% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for AeroClean Technologies and CECO Environmental, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| AeroClean Technologies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| CECO Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
AeroClean Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 126.54%. Given AeroClean Technologies' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AeroClean Technologies is more favorable than CECO Environmental.
Summary
CECO Environmental beats AeroClean Technologies on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AeroClean Technologies
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AeroClean Technologies, Inc., an interior space air purification technology company, provides air purification solutions for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. It offers interior air sterilization and disinfection products for the eradication of harmful airborne pathogens, including COVID-19. It provides Purgo, an air filtration machine; and Purgo Lift, an air purification solution for elevators and other wall-mount applications. The company was formerly known as AeroClean Technologies, LLC. AeroClean Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
About CECO Environmental
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CECO Environmental Corp. provides industrial air quality and fluid handling systems worldwide. It operates in two segments: Engineered Systems Segment and Industrial Process Solutions Segment. The company engineers, designs, builds, and installs systems that capture, clean, and destroy air- and water-borne emissions from industrial facilities as well as fluid handling, gas separation, and filtration systems. It offers dampers and diverters, selective catalytic reduction and selective non-catalytic reduction systems, cyclonic technology, thermal oxidizers, filtration systems, scrubbers, and water and fluid handling equipment, as well as plant engineering services and engineered design build fabrication. The company markets its products and services to natural gas processors, transmission and distribution companies, refineries, power generators, industrial manufacturing, engineering and construction companies, semiconductor manufacturers, compressor manufacturers, beverage can manufacturers, metals and minerals, and electric vehicle producer companies. CECO Environmental Corp. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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