Reviewing LanzaTech Global (LNZA) & Its Rivals

LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) is one of 42 public companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare LanzaTech Global to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

LanzaTech Global has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LanzaTech Global’s rivals have a beta of -94.78, indicating that their average stock price is 9,578% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LanzaTech Global and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LanzaTech Global	$62.63 million	-$134.10 million	-3.21
LanzaTech Global Competitors	$3.90 billion	$110.76 million	7.42

LanzaTech Global’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than LanzaTech Global. LanzaTech Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.8% of LanzaTech Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares LanzaTech Global and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LanzaTech Global	-214.11%	-95.22%	-51.16%
LanzaTech Global Competitors	7.76%	-395.11%	-1.46%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for LanzaTech Global and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LanzaTech Global	0	0	3	0	3.00
LanzaTech Global Competitors	364	840	1269	61	2.41

LanzaTech Global currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 164.90%. As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 9.30%. Given LanzaTech Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe LanzaTech Global is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

LanzaTech Global rivals beat LanzaTech Global on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

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.