Head-To-Head Comparison: General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) versus Liquidmetal Technologies (OTCMKTS:LQMT)

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Liquidmetal Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Liquidmetal Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Liquidmetal Technologies and General Enterprise Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liquidmetal Technologies	-127.63%	-4.30%	-4.13%
General Enterprise Ventures	-544.66%	-162.24%	-104.56%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Liquidmetal Technologies and General Enterprise Ventures”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liquidmetal Technologies	$510,000.00	74.64	-$2.05 million	N/A	N/A
General Enterprise Ventures	$520,000.00	72.90	-$10.10 million	($0.08)	-12.88

Liquidmetal Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than General Enterprise Ventures.

Risk and Volatility

Liquidmetal Technologies has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Enterprise Ventures has a beta of 5.33, indicating that its stock price is 433% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Liquidmetal Technologies beats General Enterprise Ventures on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Liquidmetal Technologies

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a materials technology company, designs, develops, and sells custom products and parts from bulk amorphous alloys to various industries in the United States and internationally. The company provides bulk amorphous alloy custom products and parts for applications, which include non-consumer electronic devices, medical products, automotive components, and sports and leisure goods. It offers tooling and prototype parts, such as demonstration parts and test samples for customers with products in development; and engages in product licensing activities. In addition, the company partners with third-party manufacturers and licensees to develop and commercialize liquid metal alloy products. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Lake Forest, California.

About General Enterprise Ventures

General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., engages in installing large home and facility proactive wildfire prevention systems. It offers CitroTech products for the prevention and spread of wildfires, as well as lumber treatments for fire prevention. The company was formerly known as General Entertainment Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. in October 2021. General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.