CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) Head-To-Head Comparison

CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CDT Environmental Technology Investment and PureCycle Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	$29.76 million	0.28	$1.45 million	N/A	N/A
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$289.14 million	($1.17)	-10.79

CDT Environmental Technology Investment has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies.

Volatility & Risk

CDT Environmental Technology Investment has a beta of -5.03, indicating that its share price is 603% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for CDT Environmental Technology Investment and PureCycle Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	0	0	0	0	0.00
PureCycle Technologies	0	1	2	1	3.00

PureCycle Technologies has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.95%. Given PureCycle Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PureCycle Technologies is more favorable than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Profitability

This table compares CDT Environmental Technology Investment and PureCycle Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	-81.41%	-25.04%

Summary

PureCycle Technologies beats CDT Environmental Technology Investment on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CDT Environmental Technology Investment

CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited designs, develops, manufactures, sells, installs, operates, and maintains sewage treatment systems in China. The company sells complete sewage treatment systems; constructs rural sewage treatment plants; installs systems; and provides on-going operation and maintenance services for systems and plants in China for municipalities and enterprise clients. It provides sewage treatment services, such as on-site or in-situ septic tank treatment services in the urban and rural areas for municipalities, and residential and business property management companies. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Shenzhen, China.

About PureCycle Technologies

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled polypropylene resin that has multiple applications, including packaging and labeling for consumer products, piping, ropes, cabling, and plastic parts for various industries. Its recycling process separates color, odor, and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.