Contrasting Golden Arrow Merger (NASDAQ:GAMC) and LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for LanzaTech Global and Golden Arrow Merger, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LanzaTech Global	0	1	3	0	2.75
Golden Arrow Merger	0	0	0	0	N/A

LanzaTech Global presently has a consensus price target of $6.33, indicating a potential upside of 330.84%. Given LanzaTech Global’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe LanzaTech Global is more favorable than Golden Arrow Merger.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.8% of LanzaTech Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Golden Arrow Merger shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.4% of Golden Arrow Merger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

LanzaTech Global has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Arrow Merger has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LanzaTech Global and Golden Arrow Merger”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LanzaTech Global	$67.69 million	4.29	-$134.10 million	($0.49)	-3.00
Golden Arrow Merger	N/A	N/A	-$1.47 million	N/A	N/A

Golden Arrow Merger has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LanzaTech Global.

Profitability

This table compares LanzaTech Global and Golden Arrow Merger’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LanzaTech Global	-143.76%	-96.75%	-42.57%
Golden Arrow Merger	N/A	N/A	-24.61%

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 Golden Arrow Merger

Golden Arrow Merger Corp. does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It focuses on acquiring companies in the healthcare and healthcare-related infrastructure industries in the United States and other developed countries. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Golden Arrow Merger Corp. is a subsidiary of Golden Arrow Sponsor, LLC.