Head to Head Review: LanzaTech Global (LNZA) and Its Peers

LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) is one of 354 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare LanzaTech Global to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LanzaTech Global	295.66%	-47.63%	-22.76%
LanzaTech Global Competitors	-67.40%	-119.15%	-1.34%

Risk and Volatility

LanzaTech Global has a beta of -0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 195% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LanzaTech Global’s peers have a beta of 2.50, suggesting that their average stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for LanzaTech Global and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LanzaTech Global	1	2	0	0	1.67
LanzaTech Global Competitors	1899	6241	9019	663	2.47

LanzaTech Global presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 180.56%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 9.77%. Given LanzaTech Global’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe LanzaTech Global is more favorable than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.8% of LanzaTech Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of LanzaTech Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LanzaTech Global and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LanzaTech Global	$55.85 million	-$48.95 million	0.33
LanzaTech Global Competitors	$2.48 billion	$141.50 million	12.52

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

Summary

LanzaTech Global peers beat LanzaTech Global on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

LanzaTech Global Company Profile

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.