374Water (NASDAQ:SCWO – Get Free Report) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares 374Water and PureCycle Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| 374Water | $440,000.00 | 78.45 | -$12.43 million | ($1.20) | -1.70 |
| PureCycle Technologies | N/A | N/A | -$289.14 million | ($1.46) | -5.88 |
Profitability
This table compares 374Water and PureCycle Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| 374Water | -911.15% | -160.15% | -118.22% |
| PureCycle Technologies | N/A | -143.06% | -23.17% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
12.2% of 374Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of 374Water shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for 374Water and PureCycle Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| 374Water | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| PureCycle Technologies | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.86 |
PureCycle Technologies has a consensus price target of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 59.10%. Given PureCycle Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PureCycle Technologies is more favorable than 374Water.
Risk & Volatility
374Water has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PureCycle Technologies beats 374Water on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About 374Water
374Water Inc. provides a technology that transforms wet wastes into recoverable resources in the United States. The company transforms wet wastes, including sewage sludge, biosolids, food waste, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and forever chemicals. It offers AirSCWO systems, a waste stream treatment system based on supercritical water oxidation that are used to treat various hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams. It serves Industrial, agricultural, defense, oil and gas, waste management, sanitation project, environmental remediation and compliance, and municipal markets. 374Water Inc. is based in Durham, North Carolina.
About PureCycle Technologies
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled polypropylene resin that has multiple applications, including packaging and labeling for consumer products, piping, ropes, cabling, and plastic parts for various industries. Its recycling process separates color, odor, and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
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