Head to Head Survey: ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) vs. Lianhe Sowell International Group (NASDAQ:LHSW)

ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Lianhe Sowell International Group (NASDAQ:LHSW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Lianhe Sowell International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ClearSign Technologies	-203.65%	-47.61%	-39.34%
Lianhe Sowell International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ClearSign Technologies and Lianhe Sowell International Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ClearSign Technologies	$2.98 million	15.21	-$5.30 million	($0.11)	-7.87
Lianhe Sowell International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Lianhe Sowell International Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ClearSign Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for ClearSign Technologies and Lianhe Sowell International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ClearSign Technologies	1	0	1	0	2.00
Lianhe Sowell International Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

ClearSign Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 131.05%. Given ClearSign Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Lianhe Sowell International Group.

Summary

ClearSign Technologies beats Lianhe Sowell International Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ClearSign Technologies

ClearSign Technologies Corporation designs and develops products and technologies to enhance emission and operational performance, energy efficiency, emission reduction, safety, and overall cost-effectiveness of industrial and commercial systems in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and Hong Kong. The company's technologies include ClearSign core burner technology consists of an industrial burner body and a downstream porous ceramic or metal flame stabilizing structure; ClearSign core process burner technology that provides a direct burner replacement for traditional refinery process heaters; ClearSign core boiler burner technology; ClearSign core flaring burners that can be used individually, or in combination, to provide a flare product with extremely low nitrogen oxide emissions; and ClearSign eye flame sensor, an electrical flame sensor for industrial applications. It serves energy, institutional, commercial and industrial boiler, chemical, and petrochemical industries. The company was formerly known as ClearSign Combustion Corporation and changed its name ClearSign Technologies Corporation in November 2019. ClearSign Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Lianhe Sowell International Group

Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in trading of electronic products and software development. Its products include Intelligent traffic, low voltage Intelligent Integration, Industrial Intelligence, Industrial machine vision, and precision visual Al painting robot. The company was founded by Yue Zhu on April 6, 2007 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.