Reviewing Montauk Renewables (MNTK) and The Competition

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) is one of 75 publicly-traded companies in the “Other Alt Energy” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Montauk Renewables to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Montauk Renewables has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables’ rivals have a beta of -72.77, indicating that their average share price is 7,377% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are owned by institutional investors. 54.7% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are owned by 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Montauk Renewables and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montauk Renewables	0	3	0	0	2.00
Montauk Renewables Competitors	251	972	1620	50	2.51

Montauk Renewables currently has a consensus price target of $3.33, suggesting a potential upside of 60.26%. As a group, “Other Alt Energy” companies have a potential downside of 3.72%. Given Montauk Renewables’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Montauk Renewables is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Montauk Renewables and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montauk Renewables	4.13%	2.84%	2.06%
Montauk Renewables Competitors	-41.99%	-24.92%	-4.00%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Montauk Renewables and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montauk Renewables	$175.74 million	$9.73 million	41.60
Montauk Renewables Competitors	$3.66 billion	$332.42 million	10.47

Montauk Renewables’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Montauk Renewables. Montauk Renewables is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Montauk Renewables beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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.