American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT – Get Free Report) and LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
2.3% of American Environmental Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LanzaTech Global has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Environmental Partners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| LanzaTech Global | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
LanzaTech Global has a consensus target price of $6.33, suggesting a potential upside of 236.88%. Given LanzaTech Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LanzaTech Global is more favorable than American Environmental Partners.
Profitability
This table compares American Environmental Partners and LanzaTech Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Environmental Partners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LanzaTech Global | -143.76% | -96.75% | -42.57% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares American Environmental Partners and LanzaTech Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Environmental Partners | $23.81 million | 0.03 | -$15.06 million | ($0.03) | -0.05 |
| LanzaTech Global | $67.69 million | 5.49 | -$134.10 million | ($0.49) | -3.84 |
American Environmental Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LanzaTech Global. LanzaTech Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Environmental Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
LanzaTech Global beats American Environmental Partners on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Environmental Partners
American Environmental Partners, Inc., through its subsidiaries, sources, treats, and distributes reclaimed water in the United States. It engages in the designing, construction, and operation of regional water treatment facilities that serve industrial, energy, and government sectors. The company also focuses on drilling, operating, and partnership opportunities in the upstream oil and gas space. It also provides geotechnical services; educational marketing platforms of podcasts and videography; and construction, drilling, flowback, completions, and well-site services. The company was formerly known as American Energy Partners, Inc. and changed its name to American Environmental Partners, Inc. in October 2023. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
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.
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