Head to Head Survey: Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) vs. GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV)

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) and GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Montauk Renewables and GE Vernova’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montauk Renewables	-5.72%	-3.57%	-2.50%
GE Vernova	12.83%	46.91%	8.80%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Montauk Renewables and GE Vernova, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montauk Renewables	1	4	0	1	2.17
GE Vernova	1	3	21	1	2.85

Montauk Renewables presently has a consensus target price of $3.33, suggesting a potential upside of 111.77%. GE Vernova has a consensus target price of $788.24, suggesting a potential downside of 4.57%. Given Montauk Renewables’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Montauk Renewables is more favorable than GE Vernova.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Montauk Renewables and GE Vernova”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montauk Renewables	$175.74 million	1.27	$9.73 million	($0.06)	-26.23
GE Vernova	$38.07 billion	5.85	$4.88 billion	$17.80	46.40

GE Vernova has higher revenue and earnings than Montauk Renewables. Montauk Renewables is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Vernova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Vernova has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. 54.7% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Vernova shares are held by company 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.

Summary

GE Vernova beats Montauk Renewables on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Montauk Renewables

Montauk Renewables, Inc., a renewable energy company, engages in recovery and processing of biogas from landfills and other non-fossil fuel sources. It operates in two segments, Renewable Natural Gas and Renewable Electricity Generation. The company develops, owns, and operates renewable natural gas (RNG) projects that captures methane and prevents it from being released into the atmosphere by converting it into either RNG or electrical power for the electrical grid. Its customers for RNG and renewable identification numbers (RIN) include large, long-term owner-operators of landfills and livestock farms, local utilities, and large refiners in the natural gas and refining sectors. Montauk Renewables, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova LLC, an energy business company, generates electricity. It operates under three segments: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segments generates and sells electricity through hydro, gas, nuclear, and steam power. Wind segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of wind turbine blades; and Electrification segment provides grid solutions, power conversion, solar, and storage solutions. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.