Critical Contrast: Decent (NASDAQ:DXST) & TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ)

TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) and Decent (NASDAQ:DXST) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.8% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and Decent”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TOMI Environmental Solutions	$7.74 million	2.21	-$4.48 million	($0.23)	-3.70
Decent	$11.54 million	1.56	$2.10 million	N/A	N/A

Decent has higher revenue and earnings than TOMI Environmental Solutions.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for TOMI Environmental Solutions and Decent, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TOMI Environmental Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00
Decent	1	0	0	0	1.00

TOMI Environmental Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 311.47%. Given TOMI Environmental Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe TOMI Environmental Solutions is more favorable than Decent.

Profitability

This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and Decent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TOMI Environmental Solutions	-77.33%	-56.46%	-24.97%
Decent	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

TOMI Environmental Solutions beats Decent on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TOMI Environmental Solutions

TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., a bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, engages in the provision of environmental solutions for indoor air and surface disinfection and decontamination in the United States and internationally. The company’s disinfection solutions include SteraPak portable disinfection systems, SteraMist select surface units, SteraMist environment systems, SteraMist total disinfection carts, SteraMist transport units, NV+ fogging disinfection and decontamination systems, SteraMist custom engineered systems, SteraMist Hybrid disinfection systems, SteraMist integrated systems, Stainless Steel 90-Degree applicators, SteraMist plasma decontamination chambers, and iHP Corporate Service Decontamination, which provides full room, equipment, facility, and emergency disinfection and decontamination services. It also manufactures, sells, services, and licenses SteraMist Binary Ionization Technology, a hydrogen peroxide-based mist and fog. The company’s products and services are used in hospitals and medical facilities, bio-safety labs, pharmaceutical facilities, meat and produce processing facilities, universities and research facilities, vivarium labs, and other service industries, including cruise ships, office buildings, hotel and motel rooms, schools, restaurants, military barracks, police and fire departments, prisons, and athletic facilities; and single-family homes and multi-unit residences. TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.

About Decent

Decent Holding, Inc. engages in the provision of wastewater treatment by cleansing the industrial wastewater, ecological river restoration, and river ecosystem management. Its products and services include river water quality management and microbial products for water quality enhancement and pollutant cleansing purposes. The company was founded by Ding Xin Sun on January 6, 2022 and is headquartered in Yantai, China.