Oklo (NYSE:OKLO – Get Free Report) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of Oklo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.7% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Oklo and Montauk Renewables, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Oklo | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2.58 |
| Montauk Renewables | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
Profitability
This table compares Oklo and Montauk Renewables’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Oklo | N/A | -11.59% | -11.10% |
| Montauk Renewables | 0.15% | 0.10% | 0.07% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Oklo and Montauk Renewables”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Oklo | N/A | N/A | -$73.62 million | ($0.72) | -74.91 |
| Montauk Renewables | $176.38 million | 0.91 | $1.75 million | $0.02 | 56.50 |
Montauk Renewables has higher revenue and earnings than Oklo. Oklo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montauk Renewables, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Oklo has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Montauk Renewables beats Oklo on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Oklo
Oklo Inc. designs and develops fission power plants to provide reliable and commercial-scale energy to customers in the United States. It also provides used nuclear fuel recycling services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
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.
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