Critical Contrast: Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) and CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO)

Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) and CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CECO Environmental	$557.93 million	3.02	$12.96 million	$1.43	33.33

CECO Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than Media Pal.

Profitability

This table compares Media Pal and CECO Environmental’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A
CECO Environmental	7.99%	10.00%	3.39%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

68.1% of CECO Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Media Pal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of CECO Environmental shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Media Pal and CECO Environmental, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Media Pal	0	0	0	0	0.00
CECO Environmental	0	0	6	0	3.00

CECO Environmental has a consensus price target of $50.80, suggesting a potential upside of 6.59%. Given CECO Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CECO Environmental is more favorable than Media Pal.

Summary

CECO Environmental beats Media Pal on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Media Pal

Media Pal Holdings, Corp. operates as a non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility. It operates a 250-gallon per minute waste stream separation system at the Wyoming Avenue terminal facility. This system separates liquid waste streams and pumpable waste streams containing a mixture of liquids and solids. Its customers are located primarily throughout the Great Lakes region. The company, formerly known as Rich Coast, Inc. Media Pal Holdings, Corp. was founded in 1936 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.

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.