Contrasting KiOR (OTCMKTS:KIORQ) & Comstock (NYSE:LODE)

Comstock (NYSE:LODE) and KiOR (OTCMKTS:KIORQ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Comstock and KiOR, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock	0	1	0	0	2.00
KiOR	0	0	0	0	0.00

Comstock currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,071.17%. Given Comstock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Comstock is more favorable than KiOR.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Comstock and KiOR”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comstock	$3.02 million	19.80	$9.16 million	($1.20)	-1.85
KiOR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Comstock has higher revenue and earnings than KiOR.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.0% of Comstock shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Comstock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Comstock and KiOR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock	-1,210.13%	-33.56%	-23.62%
KiOR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Comstock beats KiOR on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Comstock

Comstock Inc. engages in the systemic decarbonization business in Nevada and internationally. It operates through Renewable Energy, Mining, and Strategic and Other Investments segments. It will develop technology for the deploying of extraction and refining facilities that convert wasted and unused biomass and other natural resources; and a demonstration system to extract black mass containing lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper, aluminum, and other metals from up to lithium-ion batteries. The company also owns the Lucerne Project located in the Storey County, Nevada; and the Spring Valley Project situated in the Lyon County, Nevada. In addition, it offers upstream and downstream design, engineering, fabrication, procurement, and construction solutions; and invests in non-mining real estate investments. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Virginia City, Nevada.

About KiOR

KiOR, Inc., incorporated on July 23, 2007, is a development-stage and is a next generation renewable fuels company. The Company is engaged in developing a commercial process to produce cellulosic gasoline and diesel from abundant, lignocellulosic biomass. The Company has developed a two-step technology platform that converts non-food lignocellulose into cellulosic gasoline and diesel that can be transported using the existing fuels distribution system for use in vehicles. The other renewable fuels are derived from soft starches, such as corn starch or cane sugar, for ethanol, or from soy and other vegetable oils for biodiesel, cellulosic fuel is derived from lignocellulose found in wood, grasses and the non-edible portions of plants. The Company has not generated any revenue.