Head to Head Survey: Li-Cycle (NYSE:LICY) and CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG)

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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	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, indicating a potential upside of 651.07%. Given Li-Cycle’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Li-Cycle is more favorable than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Li-Cycle	$18.30 million	5.70	-$138.00 million	($10.48)	-0.44
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	$34.21 million	1.16	$7.42 million	N/A	N/A

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.1% of Li-Cycle shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Li-Cycle shares are owned by company 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.

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.