Comparing Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) & Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montauk Renewables	0.15%	0.10%	0.07%
Oklo	N/A	-11.59%	-11.10%

Risk & Volatility

Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Montauk Renewables and Oklo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montauk Renewables	1	3	0	0	1.75
Oklo	2	6	9	2	2.58

Montauk Renewables presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 230.58%. Oklo has a consensus target price of $84.30, suggesting a potential upside of 67.86%. Given Montauk Renewables’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Montauk Renewables is more favorable than Oklo.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.7% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Oklo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Montauk Renewables and Oklo”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montauk Renewables	$176.38 million	0.98	$1.75 million	$0.02	60.50
Oklo	N/A	N/A	-$105.66 million	($0.72)	-69.75

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.

Summary

Montauk Renewables beats Oklo on 9 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 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.