Head-To-Head Contrast: Decent (NASDAQ:DXST) and Li-Cycle (NYSE:LICY)

Li-Cycle (NYSE:LICY) and Decent (NASDAQ:DXST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Li-Cycle and Decent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Li-Cycle	-77.74%	-41.90%	-13.43%
Decent	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Li-Cycle and Decent, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Li-Cycle	0	2	0	0	2.00
Decent	0	0	0	0	0.00

Li-Cycle presently has a consensus target price of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 366.10%. Given Li-Cycle’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Li-Cycle is more favorable than Decent.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.1% of Li-Cycle shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Li-Cycle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Li-Cycle and Decent”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Li-Cycle	$27.40 million	0.75	-$138.00 million	($1.25)	-0.71
Decent	$4.33 million	5.18	N/A	N/A	N/A

Decent has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Li-Cycle.

Summary

Li-Cycle beats Decent on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Decent

Decent Holding, Inc. engages in the provision of wastewater treatment by cleansing the industrial wastewater, ecological river restoration, and river ecosystem management. Its products and services include river water quality management and microbial products for water quality enhancement and pollutant cleansing purposes. The company was founded by Ding Xin Sun on January 6, 2022 and is headquartered in Yantai, China.