Head to Head Comparison: BioLargo (NASDAQ:BLGO) versus Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR)

BioLargo (NASDAQ:BLGO) and Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares BioLargo and Aduro Clean Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BioLargo	-11.45%	-39.90%	-22.06%
Aduro Clean Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of BioLargo shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of BioLargo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BioLargo and Aduro Clean Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BioLargo	$12.23 million	6.97	-$3.50 million	($0.01)	-28.27
Aduro Clean Technologies	$299,021.00	508.80	N/A	N/A	N/A

Aduro Clean Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BioLargo.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for BioLargo and Aduro Clean Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BioLargo	0	0	0	0	0.00
Aduro Clean Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00

Aduro Clean Technologies has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 834.58%. Given Aduro Clean Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aduro Clean Technologies is more favorable than BioLargo.

Summary

Aduro Clean Technologies beats BioLargo on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BioLargo

BioLargo, Inc. invents, develops, and commercializes various platform technologies. Its technologies solve challenging environmental problems comprising per – and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) water contamination, advanced water and wastewater treatment, industrial odor and volatile organic compounds control, air quality control, infection control, and myriad environmental remediation. The company provides full-service environmental engineering services. BioLargo, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Westminster, California.

About Aduro Clean Technologies

Aduro Clean Technologies is a developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle waste plastics; convert heavy crude and bitumen into lighter, more valuable oil and transform renewable oils into higher-value fuels or renewable chemicals. Aduro Clean Technologies is based in LONDON, Ontario.