Contrasting Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) & Spruce Power (NYSE:SPRU)

Spruce Power (NYSE:SPRU) and Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Spruce Power and Oklo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spruce Power	1	0	0	0	1.00
Oklo	1	9	12	1	2.57

Oklo has a consensus price target of $81.09, suggesting a potential upside of 194.89%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Oklo is more favorable than Spruce Power.

Volatility and Risk

Spruce Power has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Spruce Power and Oklo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spruce Power	-6.76%	-5.94%	-0.87%
Oklo	N/A	-7.11%	-6.92%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Spruce Power and Oklo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spruce Power	$111.81 million	0.23	-$26.03 million	($0.45)	-3.00
Oklo	N/A	N/A	-$105.66 million	($0.94)	-29.25

Spruce Power has higher revenue and earnings than Oklo. Oklo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spruce Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.8% of Spruce Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Oklo shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Spruce Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Oklo shares are held 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.

Summary

Oklo beats Spruce Power on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Spruce Power

Spruce Power Holding Corporation owns and operates distributed solar energy assets in the United States. The company provides subscription-based services for homeowners and businesses to own and maintain rooftop solar and battery storage. It offers its subscription-based services to approximately 75,000 customers. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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.