Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) versus Omnitek Engineering (OTCMKTS:OMTK) Critical Contrast

Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) and Omnitek Engineering (OTCMKTS:OMTK) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Chart Industries and Omnitek Engineering, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chart Industries	0	13	4	0	2.24
Omnitek Engineering	0	0	0	0	0.00

Chart Industries presently has a consensus target price of $202.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.93%. Given Chart Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chart Industries is more favorable than Omnitek Engineering.

Risk & Volatility

Chart Industries has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omnitek Engineering has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Chart Industries and Omnitek Engineering’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chart Industries	6.29%	13.71%	4.66%
Omnitek Engineering	7.23%	-8.00%	10.57%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chart Industries and Omnitek Engineering”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chart Industries	$4.16 billion	2.16	$218.50 million	$5.38	37.20
Omnitek Engineering	$1.02 million	0.32	-$170,000.00	$0.01	1.51

Chart Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Omnitek Engineering. Omnitek Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chart Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Chart Industries beats Omnitek Engineering on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chart Industries

Chart Industries, Inc. engages in the designing, engineering, and manufacturing of process technologies and equipment for the gas and liquid molecules in the United States and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Cryo Tank Solutions, Heat Transfer Systems, Specialty Products, and Repair, Service & Leasing. It provides bulk and packaged gas cryogenic solutions for the storage, distribution, vaporization, and application of industrial gases; cryogenic trailers, ISO containers, bulk storage tanks, loading facilities, and regasification equipment for delivering liquefied natural gas (LNG) into virtual pipeline applications; and large vacuum insulated storage tanks as equipment for purchasers of standard liquefaction plants. The company also offers natural gas processing solutions; process technology, liquefaction capabilities, and critical equipment for the LNG, include small to mid-scale facilities, floating LNG applications, and large base-load export facilities; brazed aluminum heat exchangers, Core-in-Kettle heat exchangers, cold boxes, air cooled heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and pipe works; and air cooled heat exchangers and axial cooling fans for the HVAC, power, and refining applications. Further, it provides extended warranties, plant start-up, parts, 24/7 support, monitoring and process optimization, repairing, maintenance, and upgrading services; plant services on equipment; and service locations that undertake installation, service, repair, maintenance, and refurbishment of cryogenic products, as well as equipment leasing solutions. Chart Industries, Inc. was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Ball Ground, Georgia.

About Omnitek Engineering

Omnitek Engineering Corp. develops and sells technology to convert diesel engines to an alternative fuel, natural gas engines, and complementary products in the United States and internationally. It offers conversion kits for converting diesel engines to run on an alternative fuel, including compressed, liquefied, and renewable natural gas, as well as liquid petroleum gas; natural gas engines and components; and high-pressure natural gas coalescing filters. The company's products are used for stationary applications; and the transportation market, such as light commercial vehicles, minibuses, heavy-duty trucks, and municipal buses, as well as rail and marine applications. It sells and delivers its products through its distributors, system integrators, fleet operators, and engine conversion companies, as well as directly to end-users. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Vista, California.