Analyzing ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Siemens (OTCMKTS:SIEGY)

ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Siemens (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for ClearSign Technologies and Siemens, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ClearSign Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00
Siemens	1	7	1	1	2.20

ClearSign Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 179.72%. Given ClearSign Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Siemens.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Siemens shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Siemens has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Siemens’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ClearSign Technologies	-203.65%	-47.61%	-39.34%
Siemens	12.59%	12.61%	5.01%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Siemens”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ClearSign Technologies	$3.60 million	10.41	-$5.30 million	($0.11)	-6.50
Siemens	$82.35 billion	2.62	$9.00 billion	$6.75	19.97

Siemens has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Siemens, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Siemens beats ClearSign Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ClearSign Technologies

ClearSign Technologies Corporation designs and develops products and technologies to enhance emission and operational performance, energy efficiency, emission reduction, safety, and overall cost-effectiveness of industrial and commercial systems in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and Hong Kong. The company's technologies include ClearSign core burner technology consists of an industrial burner body and a downstream porous ceramic or metal flame stabilizing structure; ClearSign core process burner technology that provides a direct burner replacement for traditional refinery process heaters; ClearSign core boiler burner technology; ClearSign core flaring burners that can be used individually, or in combination, to provide a flare product with extremely low nitrogen oxide emissions; and ClearSign eye flame sensor, an electrical flame sensor for industrial applications. It serves energy, institutional, commercial and industrial boiler, chemical, and petrochemical industries. The company was formerly known as ClearSign Combustion Corporation and changed its name ClearSign Technologies Corporation in November 2019. ClearSign Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Siemens

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, a technology company, focuses in the areas of automation and digitalization in Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. It operates through Digital Industries, Smart Infrastructure, Mobility, Siemens Healthineers, and Siemens Financial Services (SFS) segments. The Digital Industries segment provides automation systems and software for factories, numerical control systems, servo motors, drives and inverters, and integrated automation systems for machine tools and production machines; process control systems, machine-to-machine communication products, sensors and radio frequency identification systems; software for production and product lifecycle management, and simulation and testing of mechatronic systems; and the Mendix cloud-native low-code application development platform. The Smart Infrastructure segment offers products, systems, solutions, services, and software to support sustainable transition in energy generation from fossil and renewable sources; sustainable buildings and communities; and buildings, electrification, and electrical products. The Mobility segment provides rail passenger and freight transportation, such as vehicles, trams and light rail, and commuter trains, as well as trains and passenger coaches; locomotives and solutions for automated transportation; products and solutions for rail automation; electrification products; maintenance and digital services; and digital and cloud-based solutions, and related services. The Siemens Healthineers segment develops, manufactures, and sells various diagnostic and therapeutic products and services; and provides clinical consulting and training services. The SFS segment offers debt and equity investments; leasing, lending, and working capital, structured, equipment, and project financing; and financial advisory services. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.