Financial Survey: Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) versus Save The World Air (OTCMKTS:QSEP)

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Save The World Air (OTCMKTS:QSEP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Donaldson and Save The World Air’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donaldson	10.25%	30.24%	15.11%
Save The World Air	N/A	N/A	-3,530.67%

Risk and Volatility

Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Save The World Air has a beta of -0.99, meaning that its share price is 199% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Donaldson and Save The World Air”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Donaldson	$3.69 billion	2.88	$367.00 million	$3.21	28.72
Save The World Air	N/A	N/A	-$1.93 million	($0.02)	-8.50

Donaldson has higher revenue and earnings than Save The World Air. Save The World Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donaldson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Save The World Air shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Donaldson and Save The World Air, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Donaldson	0	2	2	0	2.50
Save The World Air	0	0	0	0	0.00

Donaldson presently has a consensus target price of $93.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.23%. Given Donaldson’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than Save The World Air.

Summary

Donaldson beats Save The World Air on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Donaldson

Donaldson Company, Inc. manufactures and sells filtration systems and replacement parts worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Mobile Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Life Sciences. Its Mobile Solutions segment provides replacement filters for air and liquid filtration applications, such as air filtration systems; liquid filtration systems for fuel, lube, and hydraulic applications; exhaust and emissions systems and sensors; indicators; and monitoring systems. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the construction, mining, agriculture, aerospace, defense, and transportation markets; and to independent distributors, and OEM dealer networks. The company's Industrial Solutions segment offers dust, fume, and mist collectors; compressed air and industrial gasses purification systems; and hydraulic and lubricated rotating equipment applications, as well as gas and liquid filtration for industrial processes. This segment sells its products to various distributors, OEMs, and end-users. Its Life Sciences segment provides micro-environment gas and liquid filtration for food, beverage, and industrial processes; bioprocessing equipment, that includes bioreactors and fermenters; and bioprocessing consumables, such as chromatography devices, reagents and filters, and polytetrafluoroethylene membrane-based products, as well as specialized air and gas filtration systems for applications, including hard disk drives, semi-conductor manufacturing and sensors, battery systems, and powertrain components to OEMs and various end-users. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.

About Save The World Air

QS Energy, Inc. develops and commercializes energy efficiency technologies in the United States and internationally. The company’s energy efficiency technologies assist in meeting energy demands, enhancing the economics of oil transport, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s primary technology comprises Applied Oil Technology, a commercial-grade crude oil pipeline transportation flow-assurance product that reduces crude oil viscosity by applying a high intensity electrical field to crude oil while in transit. It serves upstream and midstream energy sectors. The company was formerly known as Save the World Air, Inc. and changed its name to QS Energy, Inc. in August 2015. QS Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Tomball, Texas.