GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:GEAGF) vs. OriginClear (OTCMKTS:OCLN) Financial Contrast

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:GEAGF) and OriginClear (OTCMKTS:OCLN) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and OriginClear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft	7.40%	18.25%	7.35%
OriginClear	-998.01%	N/A	-11.62%

Volatility & Risk

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OriginClear has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and OriginClear, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft	0	0	0	1	4.00
OriginClear	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and OriginClear”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft	$5.82 billion	1.50	$425.09 million	N/A	N/A
OriginClear	$30,000.00	226.46	-$11.63 million	N/A	N/A

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than OriginClear.

Summary

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft beats OriginClear on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft engages in the development and production of systems and components to the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. It operates through Separation & Flow Technologies, Liquid & Power Technologies, Food & Health Technologies, Farm Technologies, and Heating & Refrigeration Technologies segments. The Separation & Flow Technologies segment manufacture process-related components and machinery including notably separators, decanters, homogenizers, valves, and pumps. The Liquid & Power Technologies segment offers brewing systems, liquid processing and filling, concentration, precision fermentation, crystallization, purification, drying, powder handling, and packaging, as well as systems for emission control for dairy, beverage, food, chemical, and other industries. The Food & Health Technologies segment engages in the preparation, marination, and processing of meat, poultry, seafood, and vegan products, pasta and confectionery products, baking, slicing, packaging, and frozen food processing for food processing industry; and provides tablet presses for pharmaceutical industry. The Farm Technologies segment offers customer solution for milk production and livestock farming, which includes automatic milking and feeding system, conventional milking solutions, manure handling, and digital herd management tool. The Heating & Refrigeration Technologies segment provides energy solution in the field of industrial refrigeration and heating for an array of industries including food, beverage, dairy, and oil and gas. The company was formerly known as mg technologies ag and changed its name to GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft in 2005. GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

About OriginClear

OriginClear, Inc. provides water treatment solutions worldwide. The company designs and manufactures a line of water treatment systems for municipal, industrial, and pure water applications. It also offers a range of services, including maintenance contracts, retrofits, and replacement assistance; and rents equipment through contracts of varying duration, as well as provides prefabricated water transport and treatment systems. The company was formerly known as OriginOil, Inc. and changed its name to OriginClear, Inc. in April 2015. OriginClear, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.