Energy Recovery (ERII) Competitors

Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) and ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ERII or ACMR?

Energy Recovery received 137 more outperform votes than ACM Research when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.94% of users gave ACM Research an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Energy Recovery an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energy Recovery	Outperform Votes 350 59.83%	Underperform Votes 235 40.17%
ACM Research	Outperform Votes 213 65.94%	Underperform Votes 110 34.06%

Is ERII or ACMR more profitable?

Energy Recovery has a net margin of 15.38% compared to ACM Research's net margin of 13.79%. ACM Research's return on equity of 10.26% beat Energy Recovery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Recovery	15.38%	9.82%	8.58%
ACM Research	13.79%	10.26%	6.39%

Does the media favor ERII or ACMR?

In the previous week, ACM Research had 4 more articles in the media than Energy Recovery. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ACM Research and 2 mentions for Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat ACM Research's score of 0.83 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Recovery	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ACM Research	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ERII or ACMR?

Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACM Research has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ERII or ACMR?

ACM Research has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Recovery. ACM Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Recovery, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Recovery	$128.35M	6.12	$21.50M	$0.34	40.32
ACM Research	$557.72M	2.43	$77.35M	$1.32	18.03

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ERII or ACMR?

83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of ACM Research shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Energy Recovery shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of ACM Research shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ERII or ACMR?

Energy Recovery presently has a consensus target price of $25.33, suggesting a potential upside of 84.78%. ACM Research has a consensus target price of $31.88, suggesting a potential upside of 33.95%. Given Energy Recovery's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than ACM Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Recovery	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ACM Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

ACM Research beats Energy Recovery on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.