Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR) & Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Head to Head Survey

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) and Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ecovyst and Aduro Clean Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ecovyst	$704.49 million	0.97	$71.15 million	($0.06)	-97.00
Aduro Clean Technologies	$258,792.00	472.52	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ecovyst has higher revenue and earnings than Aduro Clean Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Ecovyst and Aduro Clean Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ecovyst	7.74%	7.07%	2.76%
Aduro Clean Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Ecovyst and Aduro Clean Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ecovyst	0	0	4	0	3.00
Aduro Clean Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00

Ecovyst currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 71.82%. Aduro Clean Technologies has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,062.79%. Given Aduro Clean Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aduro Clean Technologies is more favorable than Ecovyst.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

86.7% of Ecovyst shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Ecovyst shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ecovyst beats Aduro Clean Technologies on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ecovyst

Ecovyst Inc. offers specialty catalysts and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Ecoservices and Advanced Materials & Catalysts. The Ecoservices segment provides sulfuric acid recycling services and end-to-end logistics for production of alkylate for refineries; and virgin sulfuric acid for mining, water treatment, and industrial applications. The Advanced Materials & Catalysts segment offers advanced materials and specialty catalyst products and process solutions to producers and licensors of polyethylene and advanced silicas. This segment also supplies specialty zeolites and zeolite-based catalysts to customers for refining of oil primarily hydrocracking catalyst and dewaxing, sustainable fuels, and emission control systems for both on-road and non-road diesel engines. The company was formerly known as PQ Group Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ecovyst Inc. in August 2021. Ecovyst Inc. was founded in 1831 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

About Aduro Clean Technologies

Aduro Clean Technologies is a developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle waste plastics; convert heavy crude and bitumen into lighter, more valuable oil and transform renewable oils into higher-value fuels or renewable chemicals. Aduro Clean Technologies is based in LONDON, Ontario.