Analyzing CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) & Li-Cycle (NYSE:LICY)

Li-Cycle (NYSE:LICY) and CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

54.1% of Li-Cycle shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Li-Cycle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Li-Cycle and CDT Environmental Technology Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Li-Cycle	0	3	1	0	2.25
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	0	0	0	0	N/A

Li-Cycle presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 795.14%. Given Li-Cycle’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Li-Cycle is more favorable than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Li-Cycle and CDT Environmental Technology Investment’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Li-Cycle	$18.30 million	4.78	-$138.00 million	($10.48)	-0.37
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	$34.21 million	1.11	$7.42 million	N/A	N/A

CDT Environmental Technology Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Li-Cycle.

Profitability

This table compares Li-Cycle and CDT Environmental Technology Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Li-Cycle	-1,244.97%	-44.25%	-17.42%
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Li-Cycle

Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. engages in the lithium-ion battery resource recovery and lithium-ion battery recycling business in North America. The company offers a mix of cathode and anode battery materials, including lithium, nickel, and cobalt, as well as graphite, copper, and aluminum; and copper and aluminum metals. It also provides hub products, such as lithium carbonate, cobalt sulphate, nickel sulphate, and manganese carbonate. Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About CDT Environmental Technology Investment

CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited is a waste treatment company which designs, develops, manufactures, sells, installs, operates and maintains sewage treatment systems and provides sewage treatment services. CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.