Lsb Industries (NYSE:LXU – Get Free Report) and Midwest Energy Emissions (OTCMKTS:MEEC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
73.7% of Lsb Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Midwest Energy Emissions shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lsb Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.0% of Midwest Energy Emissions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Lsb Industries and Midwest Energy Emissions, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lsb Industries | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Midwest Energy Emissions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Lsb Industries and Midwest Energy Emissions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lsb Industries | 5.58% | 6.98% | 3.10% |
| Midwest Energy Emissions | -3.40% | N/A | -129.96% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Lsb Industries and Midwest Energy Emissions”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lsb Industries | $615.21 million | 1.20 | $24.61 million | $0.50 | 20.52 |
| Midwest Energy Emissions | $17.94 million | 14.20 | $5.90 million | $0.04 | 67.50 |
Lsb Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Midwest Energy Emissions. Lsb Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Midwest Energy Emissions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Lsb Industries has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midwest Energy Emissions has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lsb Industries beats Midwest Energy Emissions on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lsb Industries
LSB Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of chemical products. The company provides nitrogen-based fertilizers, such as ammonia, fertilizer grade high density ammonium nitrate (HDAN), and urea ammonia nitrate for fertilizer for corn, pastures, and other crops, as well as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) fertilizer blends application. It also offers high purity and commercial grade ammonia, high purity ammonium nitrate, sulfuric acids, mixed nitrating acids, carbon dioxide, and diesel exhaust fluids, as well as concentrated, and blended and regular nitric acids for various applications, including semiconductor, nylon, and polyurethane intermediates, ammonium nitrate, and metal processing; chemical feedstocks, emissions abatement, water treatments, and refrigerants; pulp and paper, aluminum, water treatment, metals, and vanadium processing; abatement for diesel vehicles; and food refrigeration, dry ice, and enhanced oil recovery. In addition, the company provides industrial grade and low density ammonium nitrate, and ammonium nitrate for explosives mining, quarries, and other blasting activities. It sells its products through distributors, as well as directly to end customers in the United States and other parts of North America. The company serves to the agricultural, industrial, and mining markets. LSB Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
About Midwest Energy Emissions
Midwest Energy Emissions Corp., an environmental services and technology company, engages in developing and delivering solutions to the power industry in the United States and internationally. It provides mercury capture solutions. Its Sorbent Enhancement Additive (SEA) technology provides total mercury control with solutions that are based on a thorough scientific understanding of actual and probable interactions involved in mercury capture in coal-fired flue gas. The company also involved in the extracting and processing of rare earth elements. Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. is headquartered in Corsicana, Texas.
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