LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) versus American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT) Critical Contrast

American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT) and LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Environmental Partners and LanzaTech Global”s 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	0.02	-$15.06 million	($0.03)	-0.03
LanzaTech Global	$62.63 million	3.16	-$134.10 million	($0.65)	-1.54

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.

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	-223.03%	-180.10%	-58.54%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.3% of American Environmental Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of LanzaTech Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of LanzaTech Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LanzaTech Global has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for American Environmental Partners and LanzaTech Global, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 500.00%. Given LanzaTech Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LanzaTech Global is more favorable than American Environmental Partners.

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.