Comparing CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) and EAU Technologies (OTCMKTS:EAUI)

CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) and EAU Technologies (OTCMKTS:EAUI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.1% of CECO Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of CECO Environmental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CECO Environmental and EAU Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CECO Environmental	7.99%	10.00%	3.39%
EAU Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CECO Environmental and EAU Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CECO Environmental	$557.93 million	3.23	$12.96 million	$1.43	35.66
EAU Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CECO Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than EAU Technologies.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for CECO Environmental and EAU Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CECO Environmental	0	0	7	0	3.00
EAU Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

CECO Environmental presently has a consensus target price of $50.80, suggesting a potential downside of 0.37%. Given CECO Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CECO Environmental is more favorable than EAU Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

CECO Environmental has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EAU Technologies has a beta of -0.46, meaning that its share price is 146% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CECO Environmental beats EAU Technologies on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CECO Environmental

CECO Environmental Corp. provides critical solutions in industrial air quality, industrial water treatment, and energy transition solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. The company engineers, designs, manufactures, and installs non-metallic expansion joints and flow control products, including rubber expansion joints, ducting expansion joints, and industrial pinch and duck bill valves; membrane-based industrial water and wastewater treatment systems; and provides dust and fume extraction solutions comprising consultation, design, manufacturing, installation, and service, as well as water and wastewater treatment solutions. It offers engineered and configured products and solutions, including dampers and diverters, expansion joints, selective catalytic reduction systems, severe-service and industrial cyclones, dust collectors, thermal oxidizers, filtration systems, wet and dry scrubbers, separators and coalescers, water treatment packages, metallic and non-metallic pumps, industrial silencers, and fluid handling equipment, as well as plant engineering services and engineered design build fabrication services. In addition, the company offers industrial engineered noise control solutions, including custom acoustical gen-set packages, ambient air baffles, acoustical louvres, and skid enclosures; process filtration solutions for hydrocarbon and chemical processing; and energy and water conservation systems and equipment. The company markets its products and services to natural gas processors, transmission and distribution companies, refineries, power generators, industrial manufacturing, engineering and construction companies, semiconductor manufacturers, compressor manufacturers, beverage can manufacturers, metals and minerals, and electric vehicle producers. CECO Environmental Corp. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About EAU Technologies

EAU Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets equipment that uses water electrolysis to create non-toxic cleaning and disinfecting fluids for food safety applications and dairy drinking water in the United States. Its products include Primacide A, a disinfecting and sanitizing fluid that kills bacteria, yeast, molds, viruses, and other organisms; Primacide B, an alkaline based cleaner; and Primacide C, which is used to stabilize acid water. The company’s fluids are used in commercial food processing, and organic or non-organic agricultural and consumer products that clean, disinfect, remediate, hydrate, and moisturize. It markets its products primarily for food and beverage processing, dairy production and processing, meat and poultry processing, and agricultural grow-out and processing industries, as well as environmental remediation, medical, seafood processing, and grocery store produce and meat departments. The company was formerly known as Electric Aquagenics Unlimited, Inc. and changed its name to EAU Technologies, Inc. in January 2007. EAU Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia.