Comparing NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) & Oklo (NYSE:OKLO)

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) and Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Oklo shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of NET Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Oklo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NET Power	1	1	1	0	2.00
Oklo	2	8	11	2	2.57

NET Power currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 87.67%. Oklo has a consensus target price of $83.06, indicating a potential upside of 26.88%. Given NET Power’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NET Power is more favorable than Oklo.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NET Power	N/A	133.74%	43.90%
Oklo	N/A	-8.57%	-8.30%

Volatility and Risk

NET Power has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NET Power	N/A	N/A	-$578.63 million	($5.89)	-0.32
Oklo	N/A	N/A	-$105.66 million	($0.84)	-77.93

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

Summary

Oklo beats NET Power on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NET Power

NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

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.