Contrasting Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) & Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR)

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of Oklo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Commerce Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Oklo and Commerce Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oklo	0	2	3	0	2.60
Commerce Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oklo presently has a consensus target price of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 58.88%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than Commerce Energy Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Oklo and Commerce Energy Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oklo	N/A	N/A	$11.87 million	N/A	N/A
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Oklo and Commerce Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oklo	N/A	-32.11%	-13.72%
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Oklo has a beta of -0.28, suggesting that its share price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerce Energy Group has a beta of -3.17, suggesting that its share price is 417% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Oklo beats Commerce Energy Group on 6 of the 8 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 Commerce Energy Group

Commerce Energy Group Inc. through its subsidiaries provides electric power and natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Ohio. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.