Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) and Mestek (OTCMKTS:MCCK) Critical Review

Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) and Mestek (OTCMKTS:MCCK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Montana Technologies and Mestek’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montana Technologies	N/A	7.02%	2.87%
Mestek	12.42%	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Montana Technologies and Mestek, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montana Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mestek	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.7% of Montana Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Mestek shares are held by institutional investors. 40.4% of Montana Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Mestek 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Montana Technologies and Mestek”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montana Technologies	N/A	N/A	$1.24 million	N/A	N/A
Mestek	$417.44 million	0.56	$37.04 million	$6.63	4.68

Mestek has higher revenue and earnings than Montana Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

Montana Technologies has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mestek has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mestek beats Montana Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Montana Technologies

Montana Technologies Corporation operates as an atmospheric renewable energy and water harvesting technology company. It provides energy and dehumidification, evaporative cooling, and atmospheric water generation through its AirJoule technology. The company is headquartered in Ronan, Montana.

About Mestek

Mestek, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells heating, ventilating, and air conditioning products and equipment; and metal forming equipment in the United States and internationally. The company offers equipment for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning primarily under the Lockformer, lowaPrecision, Engel, and Lion brands; roll forming and flexible fabrication equipment; metal stamping products, including uncoilers, straighteners, press feeds, and dies; and coil metal processing products, including cut-to-length, multi-blanking, and coil slitting and precision corrective levelers. It also provides a range of aftermarket services, such as OEM replacement parts for existing and used equipment, and on-site service support and training services. In addition, it engages in equipment rebuilding and electrical installation works; and tube and pipe production and fabrication. Further, the company offers custom metal-framed skylights, canopies, curtain walls, covered walkways, rain screens/wall-cladding, structural glass/point fixed glass, and ornamental metal products. Additionally, it provides operable and fixed solar shading louver systems; and architectural louvers, grilles, vision screens, penthouses, and brise soleil fixed sunshades. Mestek, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is based in Westfield, Massachusetts.