Contrasting Greenway Technologies (OTCMKTS:GWTI) and DMC Global (NASDAQ:BOOM)

DMC Global (NASDAQ:BOOM) and Greenway Technologies (OTCMKTS:GWTI) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares DMC Global and Greenway Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DMC Global	4.36%	8.50%	3.64%
Greenway Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DMC Global and Greenway Technologies’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DMC Global	$722.54 million	0.69	$12.25 million	$1.67	15.15
Greenway Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

DMC Global has higher revenue and earnings than Greenway Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.9% of DMC Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of DMC Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for DMC Global and Greenway Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DMC Global	0	1	2	0	2.67
Greenway Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A

DMC Global presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.34%. Given DMC Global’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DMC Global is more favorable than Greenway Technologies.

Summary

DMC Global beats Greenway Technologies on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DMC Global

DMC Global Inc. provides a suite of engineered products and various solutions for the construction, energy, industrial processing, and transportation markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Arcadia, DynaEnergetics, and NobelClad. The Arcadia segment manufactures, assembles, and sells architectural building products, including exterior and interior framing systems, curtain walls, windows, doors, and interior partitions; architectural components, architectural framing systems, and sun control products; sliding and glazing systems; and thermally broken steel, aluminum windows and doors, and wood doors and windows. It sells its products through a national in-house sales force for buildings, such as office towers, airports, hotels, education and athletic facilities, health care facilities, government buildings, retail centers, luxury homes, mixed use, and multi-family residential buildings. The DynaEnergetics segment designs, manufactures, markets, and sells perforating systems, including initiation systems, shaped charges, detonating cords, gun hardware, and control panels; and perforating systems and associated hardware for the oil and gas industry. It sells its products through direct selling, distributors, and independent sales representatives. The NobelClad segment produces and sells explosion-welded clad metal plates for use in the construction of heavy, corrosion resistant pressure vessels, and heat exchangers for oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical, alternative energy, hydrometallurgy, aluminum production, shipbuilding, rail car manufacturing, power generation, and industrial refrigeration industries. It sells its products through direct sales personnel, program managers, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Dynamic Materials Corporation and changed its name to DMC Global Inc. in November 2016. DMC Global Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.

About Greenway Technologies

Greenway Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Greenway Innovative Energy, Inc., engages in the research, development, and commercialization of gas-to-liquids syngas conversion systems to meet individual natural gas field/resource requirements. The company offers G-Reformer units to process various natural gas streams, including pipeline gas, associated gas, flared gas, vented gas, coal-bed methane, and/or biomass gas. It also owns mining claims covering approximately 1,440 acres on Bureau of Land Management land located in Mohave County, Arizona. The company was formerly known as UMED Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Greenway Technologies, Inc. in June 2017. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Arlington, Texas.