Reviewing OriginClear (OTCMKTS:OCLN) and Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC)

OriginClear (OTCMKTS:OCLN) and Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares OriginClear and Intevac’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OriginClear	N/A	N/A	-11.62%
Intevac	-13.55%	-8.82%	-6.64%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares OriginClear and Intevac”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OriginClear	$30,000.00	144.92	-$11.63 million	N/A	N/A
Intevac	$52.67 million	1.80	-$12.19 million	($0.33)	-10.67

OriginClear has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intevac.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for OriginClear and Intevac, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OriginClear	0	0	0	0	0.00
Intevac	0	1	0	0	2.00

Risk and Volatility

OriginClear has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intevac has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.3% of Intevac shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of OriginClear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Intevac shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

About OriginClear

OriginClear, Inc. provides water treatment solutions worldwide. The company designs and manufactures a line of water treatment systems for municipal, industrial, and pure water applications. It also offers a range of services, including maintenance contracts, retrofits, and replacement assistance; and rents equipment through contracts of varying duration, as well as provides prefabricated water transport and treatment systems. The company was formerly known as OriginOil, Inc. and changed its name to OriginClear, Inc. in April 2015. OriginClear, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.

About Intevac

Intevac, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the designing, developing, and manufacturing thin-film processing systems in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It designs, develops, and markets vacuum process equipment solutions for manufacturing small substrates with precise thin-film properties, such as hard disk drive, advanced coatings, and other adjacent thin-film markets. The company sells its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as through distributors in Japan and China. Intevac, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.