Tungray Technologies (TRSG) Competitors

Tungray Technologies (NASDAQ:TRSG) and Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TRSG or FTEK?

20.9% of Fuel Tech shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Fuel Tech 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.

Does the media prefer TRSG or FTEK?

In the previous week, Fuel Tech had 4 more articles in the media than Tungray Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fuel Tech and 2 mentions for Tungray Technologies. Fuel Tech's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Tungray Technologies' score of 0.93 indicating that Fuel Tech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tungray Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fuel Tech	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TRSG or FTEK more profitable?

Tungray Technologies has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fuel Tech's net margin of -12.89%. Tungray Technologies' return on equity of 0.00% beat Fuel Tech's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tungray Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fuel Tech	-12.89%	-7.70%	-6.71%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRSG or FTEK?

Tungray Technologies has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuel Tech has a beta of 4.63, meaning that its stock price is 363% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TRSG or FTEK?

Tungray Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fuel Tech.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tungray Technologies	$12.81M	2.15	-$480K	N/A	N/A
Fuel Tech	$25.13M	3.54	-$1.94M	-$0.10	-28.60

Do analysts rate TRSG or FTEK?

Fuel Tech has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.86%. Given Fuel Tech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fuel Tech is more favorable than Tungray Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tungray Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Fuel Tech	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Fuel Tech beats Tungray Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.