LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT – Get Free Report) and JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares LiqTech International and JBT Marel”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LiqTech International | $16.51 million | 0.84 | -$8.60 million | ($0.84) | -0.50 |
| JBT Marel | $3.80 billion | 1.45 | -$50.50 million | $3.67 | 28.99 |
Risk & Volatility
LiqTech International has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBT Marel has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for LiqTech International and JBT Marel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LiqTech International | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| JBT Marel | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
LiqTech International presently has a consensus price target of $1.30, suggesting a potential upside of 207.69%. JBT Marel has a consensus price target of $165.20, suggesting a potential upside of 55.30%. Given LiqTech International’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than JBT Marel.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
35.1% of LiqTech International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of JBT Marel shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of LiqTech International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares LiqTech International and JBT Marel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LiqTech International | -63.18% | -69.03% | -32.37% |
| JBT Marel | 4.89% | 8.75% | 4.80% |
Summary
JBT Marel beats LiqTech International on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LiqTech International
LiqTech International, Inc., a clean technology company, designs, develops, produces, markets, and sells automated filtering systems, ceramic silicon carbide liquid applications, and diesel particulate air filters in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. The company operates through Water, Ceramics, and Plastics segments. It also manufactures and sells silicon carbide ceramic filtration technologies for liquid and gas purification; and diesel particulate filters for exhaust emission control solutions to the verified retrofit and the original equipment manufacturer market. In addition, the company develops, manufactures, and sells liquid filtration systems, which are used for the marine scrubber systems, filtration of produced water, industrial applications, pool and spa water, food and beverage application, and silicon carbide membrane technology. Further, it provides flexible and plastics manufacturing products for machining, welding, bending, and solvent cementing. LiqTech International, Inc. sells its products primarily to industrial customers through direct sales, systems integrators, distributors, agents, and partners. The company was formerly known as Blue Moose Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiqTech International, Inc. in October 2011. LiqTech International, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.
About JBT Marel
JBT Marel Corporation provides technology solutions to food and beverage industry in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers value-added processing that includes chilling, mixing/grinding, injecting, blending, marinating, tumbling, flattening, forming, portioning, coating, cooking, frying, freezing, extracting, pasteurizing, sterilizing, concentrating, high pressure processing, weighing, inspecting, filling, closing, sealing, end of line material handling, and packaging solutions to the food, beverage, and health market. In addition, it offers automated guided vehicle systems for material movement in the manufacturing, warehouse, and medical facilities. It serves baby food, bakery and confectionery, citrus processing, fruits and nuts, juices, non-food, pet food, pharmaceutical, plant- based beverages and protein, poultry, meat, and seafood, ready meals, oils, soups, sauces, seasoning and dressings, automotive, building material, tissue, paper, and packaging, hospitals, pharma and life sciences, fast moving consumer goods, manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries. The company markets and sells its products and solutions through direct sales force, independent distributors, sales representatives, and technical service teams. The company was formerly known as John Bean Technologies Corporation and changed its name to JBT Marel Corporation in January 2025. JBT Marel Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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