Contrasting Keyuan Petrochemicals (OTCMKTS:KEYP) & Comstock (NYSE:LODE)

Comstock (NYSE:LODE) and Keyuan Petrochemicals (OTCMKTS:KEYP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Comstock and Keyuan Petrochemicals”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comstock	$1.86 million	35.25	$9.16 million	($0.12)	-2.50
Keyuan Petrochemicals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Comstock has higher revenue and earnings than Keyuan Petrochemicals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.0% of Comstock shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Comstock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Comstock and Keyuan Petrochemicals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock	-1,210.13%	-33.56%	-23.62%
Keyuan Petrochemicals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Comstock and Keyuan Petrochemicals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock	0	1	0	0	2.00
Keyuan Petrochemicals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Comstock presently has a consensus price target of $2.60, suggesting a potential upside of 766.67%. Given Comstock’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Comstock is more favorable than Keyuan Petrochemicals.

Summary

Comstock beats Keyuan Petrochemicals on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Comstock

Comstock Inc. engages in the systemic decarbonization business in Nevada and internationally. It operates through Renewable Energy, Mining, and Strategic and Other Investments segments. It will develop technology for the deploying of extraction and refining facilities that convert wasted and unused biomass and other natural resources; and a demonstration system to extract black mass containing lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper, aluminum, and other metals from up to lithium-ion batteries. The company also owns the Lucerne Project located in the Storey County, Nevada; and the Spring Valley Project situated in the Lyon County, Nevada. In addition, it offers upstream and downstream design, engineering, fabrication, procurement, and construction solutions; and invests in non-mining real estate investments. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Virginia City, Nevada.

About Keyuan Petrochemicals

Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, Ningbo Keyuan, Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals, Keyuan Synthetic Rubbers, Guangxi Keyuan and Zhongkexuneng, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of petrochemical products and rubber in the People’s Republic of China. The Company’s segments include the manufacture and sale of petrochemical products (petrochemical segment) and the manufacture and sale of rubber products (rubber segment). The Petrochemicals Segment includes the manufacturing and sales of mixed light aromatics, mixed heavy aromatics, fine propylene, propane, butane, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methyltert-butylether and styrene. The Rubber Segment includes the manufacturing and sales of various rubber products. It manufactures and supplies various petrochemical and rubber products, including petrochemical products, such as Benzene Toluene-Xylene Aromatics (BTX Aromatics), propylene, styrene, LPG, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) and rubber products.