Critical Comparison: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) versus Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:SENR)

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:SENR) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	-43.36%	N/A	-144.88%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.72%	14.43%	8.56%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	$4.31 million	0.72	-$1.80 million	N/A	N/A
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57 billion	3.98	$160.20 million	$0.99	37.39

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0	4	3	0	2.43

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus price target of $36.86, indicating a potential downside of 0.44%. Given Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is more favorable than Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by institutional investors. 43.9% of Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by company 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.

Volatility & Risk

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources has a beta of -1.19, meaning that its stock price is 219% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. provides clean-technologies, waste management, and related services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Environmental Solutions and Solid Waste. The company designs and sells H2SPlus and OdorFilter dry scrubber solutions for management of hydrogen sulfide in biogas, landfill gas, and petroleum processing operations; develops and designs proprietary technologies and systems for conditioning biogas for use as renewable natural gas for a range of applications, such as transportation fuel and natural gas pipeline injection; and develops waste destruction technology using pyrolytic heating process combined with non-thermal plasma assisted oxidation. In addition, it develops renewable natural gas projects; and advanced chemical absorbents and catalysts that enhance the capability of biogas produced from landfill, wastewater treatment, and agricultural digester operations, as well as offers soil amendment pellets. The company serves companies primarily in the oil and gas refineries, landfills, medical waste destruction operations, agricultural companies, and food and beverage companies, as well as other commercial and industrial customers. Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.

About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation engages in design, procurement, manufacture, and marketing of water management solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers water safety and control products, such as backflow preventers, fire system valves, pressure reducing valves, thermostatic mixing valves, PEX pipings, fittings, and installation tools under the Zurn and Wilkins brand names. The company also provides flow systems products comprising point drains, hydrants, fixture carrier systems, chemical drainage systems; and interceptors and separators, acid neutralization systems, and remote monitoring systems under the Zurn and Green Turtle brands. In addition, it develops, manufactures, and markets remote tank monitoring devices, alarms, software, and services. Further, the company offers sensor-operated flush valves under the AquaSense, Aquaflush, and AquaVantage brands; heavy-duty commercial faucets under the AquaSpec brand; water conserving fixtures under the EcoVantage and Zurn One brands; stainless steel products under the Just Manufacturing brand name, which include stainless steel sinks and plumbing fixtures, and various types of sinks, as well as drinking water dispensing and filtration products under the Elkay and Halsey Taylor brands. It distributes to institutional, commercial, waterworks, and residential end markets through independent sales representatives, plumbing wholesalers, and industry-specific distributors in the waterworks, foodservice, industrial, janitorial, sanitation, and sitework industries. The company was formerly known as Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and changed its name to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation in July 2022. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation was incorporated in 1892 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.