ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) versus CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) Head to Head Analysis

CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares CDT Environmental Technology Investment and ARQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARQ	-3.33%	-1.11%	-0.86%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CDT Environmental Technology Investment and ARQ”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	$29.76 million	0.14	$1.45 million	N/A	N/A
ARQ	$108.96 million	1.49	-$5.11 million	($0.10)	-38.10

CDT Environmental Technology Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ARQ.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for CDT Environmental Technology Investment and ARQ, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	1	0	0	0	1.00
ARQ	1	1	2	1	2.60

ARQ has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 129.66%. Given ARQ’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of ARQ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

CDT Environmental Technology Investment has a beta of -4.24, indicating that its share price is 524% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ARQ beats CDT Environmental Technology Investment on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CDT Environmental Technology Investment

CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited designs, develops, manufactures, sells, installs, operates, and maintains sewage treatment systems in China. The company sells complete sewage treatment systems; constructs rural sewage treatment plants; installs systems; and provides on-going operation and maintenance services for systems and plants in China for municipalities and enterprise clients. It provides sewage treatment services, such as on-site or in-situ septic tank treatment services in the urban and rural areas for municipalities, and residential and business property management companies. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Shenzhen, China.

About ARQ

Arq, Inc. is a holding company. It engages in the provision of environmental and emission control equipment to the power generation industry. The company operates through the following Segments: Refined Coal and Advanced Purification Technologies. The Refined Coal segment includes the Tinuum Group, Tinuum Services, and GWN Manager. The Advanced Purification Technologies segment refers to the sale of Activated Carbon Injection and Dry Sorbent Injection equipment systems, chemical sales, consulting services, and other sales related to the reduction of emissions in the coal-fired electric generation process and the electric utility industry. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.