Comparing Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR) and Liquidmetal Technologies (OTCMKTS:LQMT)

Liquidmetal Technologies (OTCMKTS:LQMT) and Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Liquidmetal Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Liquidmetal Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Liquidmetal Technologies and Aduro Clean Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liquidmetal Technologies	-127.63%	-4.30%	-4.13%
Aduro Clean Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Liquidmetal Technologies and Aduro Clean Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liquidmetal Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Aduro Clean Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00

Aduro Clean Technologies has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 922.49%. Given Aduro Clean Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aduro Clean Technologies is more favorable than Liquidmetal Technologies.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liquidmetal Technologies and Aduro Clean Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liquidmetal Technologies	$510,000.00	172.85	-$2.05 million	N/A	N/A
Aduro Clean Technologies	$299,021.00	465.06	N/A	N/A	N/A

Aduro Clean Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liquidmetal Technologies.

Summary

Aduro Clean Technologies beats Liquidmetal Technologies on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Liquidmetal Technologies

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a materials technology company, designs, develops, and sells custom products and parts from bulk amorphous alloys to various industries in the United States and internationally. The company provides bulk amorphous alloy custom products and parts for applications, which include non-consumer electronic devices, medical products, automotive components, and sports and leisure goods. It offers tooling and prototype parts, such as demonstration parts and test samples for customers with products in development; and engages in product licensing activities. In addition, the company partners with third-party manufacturers and licensees to develop and commercialize liquid metal alloy products. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Lake Forest, California.

About Aduro Clean Technologies

Aduro Clean Technologies is a developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle waste plastics; convert heavy crude and bitumen into lighter, more valuable oil and transform renewable oils into higher-value fuels or renewable chemicals. Aduro Clean Technologies is based in LONDON, Ontario.