Reviewing SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) & Cdti Advanced Materials (OTCMKTS:CDTI)

Cdti Advanced Materials (OTCMKTS:CDTI) and SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Cdti Advanced Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of SPX Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Cdti Advanced Materials and SPX Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cdti Advanced Materials	0	0	0	0	0.00
SPX Technologies	0	1	9	0	2.90

SPX Technologies has a consensus price target of $244.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.01%. Given SPX Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SPX Technologies is more favorable than Cdti Advanced Materials.

Profitability

This table compares Cdti Advanced Materials and SPX Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cdti Advanced Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPX Technologies	10.77%	17.82%	9.72%

Risk and Volatility

Cdti Advanced Materials has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cdti Advanced Materials and SPX Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cdti Advanced Materials	$9.01 million	N/A	-$120,000.00	N/A	N/A
SPX Technologies	$2.27 billion	4.37	$244.00 million	$5.01	39.38

SPX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Cdti Advanced Materials.

Summary

SPX Technologies beats Cdti Advanced Materials on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cdti Advanced Materials

CDTi Advanced Materials, Inc. provides technology and solutions to the automotive emissions control markets in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Its catalyst products include synergized- platinum group metal (PGM) diesel oxidation catalysts, zero-PGM catalysts, selective catalytic reduction catalysts, and base-metal activated rhodium support catalysts. The company supplies its coated substrates directly to exhaust systems manufacturers; and catalyst technologies to automakers, heavy duty truck manufacturers, catalyst manufacturers, distributors, integrators, and retrofitters. CDTi Advanced Materials, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Oxnard, California.

About SPX Technologies

SPX Technologies, Inc. supplies infrastructure equipment serving the heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC); and detection and measurement markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, HVAC and Detection and Measurement. The HVAC segment engineers, designs, manufactures, installs, and services package and process cooling products and engineered air movement solutions for the HVAC industrial and power generation markets, as well as boilers, heating, and ventilation products for the residential and commercial markets. It offers its products under the Marley, Recold, SGS, Cincinnati Fan, TAMCO, Ingénia, Berko, Qmark, Fahrenheat, Leading Edge, Patterson-Kelley, Weil-McLain, Williamson-Thermoflo, INDEECO, Heatrex, AccuTherm, Brasch, Spectrum, BannerDay PipeHeating, and Solar Products brands. The Detection and Measurement segment offers underground pipe and cable locators, inspection and rehabilitation equipment, and robotic systems under the Radiodetection, Pearpoint, Schonstedt, Dielectric, Riser Bond, Cues, ULC Robotics, and Sensors & Software brands; transportation systems under the Genfare brand; communication technologies products under the TCI and ECS brands; and obstruction lighting products under the Flash Technology, ITL, Sabik Marine, Sealite, and Avlite brands. The company markets its products through independent manufacturing representatives, third-party distributors, and retailers, as well as direct to customers. The company was formerly known as SPX Corporation and changed its name to SPX Technologies, Inc. in August 2022. SPX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.