Financial Contrast: Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW)

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Oklo and Sunrise New Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oklo	N/A	N/A	-$105.66 million	($0.72)	-69.75
Sunrise New Energy	$70.68 million	0.37	-$12.76 million	N/A	N/A

Sunrise New Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Oklo.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of Oklo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.5% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by company 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 Oklo and Sunrise New Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oklo	N/A	-11.59%	-11.10%
Sunrise New Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Oklo and Sunrise New Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oklo	2	6	9	2	2.58
Sunrise New Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Oklo presently has a consensus price target of $84.30, indicating a potential upside of 67.86%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than Sunrise New Energy.

Volatility & Risk

Oklo has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise New Energy has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Oklo beats Sunrise New Energy on 6 of the 11 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 Sunrise New Energy

Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of graphite anode material for EVs and other lithium-ion batteries. The company also operates a peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and enterprise service platform business. In addition, it offers education consulting, training, tailored, information technology, business incubation, enterprise information technology integration, health, and agricultural technology services, as well as cultural and artistic exchanges and planning, and conference services. The company was formerly known as Global Internet of People, Inc. Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Zibo, the People’s Republic of China.