FTEK vs. MNTX, PFIE, DTI, TAYD, TPIC, WPRT, ASYS, DM, INLF, and SOTK
Should you be buying Fuel Tech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fuel Tech include Manitex International (MNTX), Profire Energy (PFIE), Drilling Tools International (DTI), Taylor Devices (TAYD), TPI Composites (TPIC), Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Amtech Systems (ASYS), Desktop Metal (DM), INLIF (INLF), and Sono-Tek (SOTK). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Fuel Tech vs.
Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) and Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Manitex International received 102 more outperform votes than Fuel Tech when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.58% of users gave Manitex International an outperform vote while only 47.14% of users gave Fuel Tech an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Fuel Tech had 4 more articles in the media than Manitex International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Fuel Tech and 1 mentions for Manitex International. Fuel Tech's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Manitex International's score of 0.00 indicating that Fuel Tech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Manitex International has a net margin of 3.19% compared to Fuel Tech's net margin of -2.29%. Manitex International's return on equity of 16.60% beat Fuel Tech's return on equity.
46.0% of Manitex International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Fuel Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Manitex International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Fuel Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Manitex International has higher revenue and earnings than Fuel Tech. Fuel Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Manitex International has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuel Tech has a beta of 4.1, suggesting that its stock price is 310% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Manitex International currently has a consensus price target of $5.80, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Fuel Tech has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 306.09%. Given Fuel Tech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fuel Tech is more favorable than Manitex International.
Summary
Manitex International beats Fuel Tech on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FTEK) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
