ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR – Get Free Report) and Presidio Property Trust (NASDAQ:SQFT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Presidio Property Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ClearSign Technologies | $3.60 million | 9.01 | -$5.30 million | ($0.12) | -5.07 |
| Presidio Property Trust | $18.92 million | 0.30 | -$25.63 million | ($7.86) | -0.50 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for ClearSign Technologies and Presidio Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ClearSign Technologies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Presidio Property Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
ClearSign Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 228.52%. Given ClearSign Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Presidio Property Trust.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Presidio Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Presidio Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Presidio Property Trust has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Presidio Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ClearSign Technologies | -294.89% | -56.07% | -44.22% |
| Presidio Property Trust | -38.70% | -20.53% | -5.00% |
Summary
Presidio Property Trust beats ClearSign Technologies on 8 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 Presidio Property Trust
Presidio Property Trust, Inc. (we, our, us or the Company) is an internally-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), with holdings in office, industrial, retail and model home properties. We were incorporated in the State of California on September 28, 1999, and in August 2010, we reincorporated as a Maryland corporation. In October 2017, we changed our name from NetREIT, Inc., to Presidio Property Trust, Inc. Through Presidio Property Trust, Inc., its subsidiaries, and its partnerships, we own 12 commercial properties in fee interest, two of which we own as a partial interest in various affiliates, in which we serve as general partner, member and/or manager, and a special purpose acquisition company (until deconsolidation in September 2023). The Company has determined that the limited partnerships in which it owns less than 100% should be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the Company directs their activities and has control of such limited partnerships.
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