LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) and Keyuan Petrochemicals (OTCMKTS:KEYP) Critical Contrast

LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) and Keyuan Petrochemicals (OTCMKTS:KEYP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.8% of LanzaTech Global shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of LanzaTech Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares LanzaTech Global and Keyuan Petrochemicals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LanzaTech Global	-223.03%	-180.10%	-58.54%
Keyuan Petrochemicals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LanzaTech Global and Keyuan Petrochemicals”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LanzaTech Global	$49.59 million	1.06	-$134.10 million	($0.70)	-0.38
Keyuan Petrochemicals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Keyuan Petrochemicals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LanzaTech Global.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for LanzaTech Global and Keyuan Petrochemicals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LanzaTech Global	0	2	0	0	2.00
Keyuan Petrochemicals	0	0	0	0	0.00

LanzaTech Global presently has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 656.43%. Given LanzaTech Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LanzaTech Global is more favorable than Keyuan Petrochemicals.

Summary

LanzaTech Global beats Keyuan Petrochemicals on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LanzaTech Global

LanzaTech Global, Inc. operates as a nature-based carbon refining company in the United States and internationally. The company transforms waste carbon into the chemical building blocks for consumer goods, such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, and packaging. It is also developing biocatalysts and processes to produce a suite of additional products utilizing novel biocatalysts, including acetone and isopropanol (IPA) and industrial solvents used in various applications, including production of polymers from IPA. LanzaTech Global, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Skokie, Illinois.

About Keyuan Petrochemicals

Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, Ningbo Keyuan, Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals, Keyuan Synthetic Rubbers, Guangxi Keyuan and Zhongkexuneng, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of petrochemical products and rubber in the People’s Republic of China. The Company’s segments include the manufacture and sale of petrochemical products (petrochemical segment) and the manufacture and sale of rubber products (rubber segment). The Petrochemicals Segment includes the manufacturing and sales of mixed light aromatics, mixed heavy aromatics, fine propylene, propane, butane, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methyltert-butylether and styrene. The Rubber Segment includes the manufacturing and sales of various rubber products. It manufactures and supplies various petrochemical and rubber products, including petrochemical products, such as Benzene Toluene-Xylene Aromatics (BTX Aromatics), propylene, styrene, LPG, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) and rubber products.