Financial Contrast: LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) & ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ)

ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for ZOOZ Power and LiqTech International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZOOZ Power	0	0	1	1	3.50
LiqTech International	0	0	2	0	3.00

ZOOZ Power currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 207.88%. LiqTech International has a consensus target price of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 217.46%. Given LiqTech International’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than ZOOZ Power.

Risk & Volatility

ZOOZ Power has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ZOOZ Power and LiqTech International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZOOZ Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
LiqTech International	-69.76%	-76.05%	-33.87%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.1% of ZOOZ Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of LiqTech International shares are held by institutional investors. 56.1% of ZOOZ Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of LiqTech International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ZOOZ Power and LiqTech International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZOOZ Power	$1.04 million	18.83	-$11.76 million	N/A	N/A
LiqTech International	$14.60 million	0.97	-$8.57 million	($1.65)	-0.90

LiqTech International has higher revenue and earnings than ZOOZ Power.

Summary

ZOOZ Power beats LiqTech International on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZOOZ Power

ZOOZ Power Ltd. engages in developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling energy store solutions for electric vehicles in Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It offers ZOOZTER-100, a kinetic power booster based on flywheel technology designed to enable sustainable and cost-effective rollout of ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations in areas where the grid is power-limited. The company was formerly known as Chakratec Ltd. and changed its name to ZOOZ Power Ltd. in March 2021. ZOOZ Power Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

About LiqTech International

LiqTech International, Inc., a clean technology company, designs, develops, produces, markets, and sells automated filtering systems, ceramic silicon carbide liquid applications, and diesel particulate air filters in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. The company operates through Water, Ceramics, and Plastics segments. It also manufactures and sells silicon carbide ceramic filtration technologies for liquid and gas purification; and diesel particulate filters for exhaust emission control solutions to the verified retrofit and the original equipment manufacturer market. In addition, the company develops, manufactures, and sells liquid filtration systems, which are used for the marine scrubber systems, filtration of produced water, industrial applications, pool and spa water, food and beverage application, and silicon carbide membrane technology. Further, it provides flexible and plastics manufacturing products for machining, welding, bending, and solvent cementing. LiqTech International, Inc. sells its products primarily to industrial customers through direct sales, systems integrators, distributors, agents, and partners. The company was formerly known as Blue Moose Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiqTech International, Inc. in October 2011. LiqTech International, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.