FTEK vs. AIRJ, OMSE, AZ, PDYN, RR, GENC, PPIH, DM, TAYD, and DTI
Should you be buying Fuel Tech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fuel Tech include AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ), OMS Energy Technologies (OMSE), A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ), Palladyne AI (PDYN), Richtech Robotics (RR), Gencor Industries (GENC), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Desktop Metal (DM), Taylor Devices (TAYD), and Drilling Tools International (DTI). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Fuel Tech vs. Its Competitors
AirJoule Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) and Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Fuel Tech had 1 more articles in the media than AirJoule Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fuel Tech and 3 mentions for AirJoule Technologies. Fuel Tech's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat AirJoule Technologies' score of 1.06 indicating that Fuel Tech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
AirJoule Technologies has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fuel Tech's net margin of -11.16%. AirJoule Technologies' return on equity of 4.08% beat Fuel Tech's return on equity.
AirJoule Technologies has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuel Tech has a beta of 4.56, suggesting that its share price is 356% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AirJoule Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 161.36%. Fuel Tech has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.29%. Given AirJoule Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe AirJoule Technologies is more favorable than Fuel Tech.
63.7% of AirJoule Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Fuel Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.4% of AirJoule Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Fuel Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
AirJoule Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fuel Tech. Fuel Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AirJoule Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
AirJoule Technologies beats Fuel Tech on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:FTEK) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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