Analyzing Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) & Oklo (NYSE:OKLO)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Energy Vault and Oklo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Vault	3	0	2	0	1.80
Oklo	2	8	11	2	2.57

Energy Vault currently has a consensus price target of $5.02, indicating a potential upside of 3.97%. Oklo has a consensus price target of $85.33, indicating a potential upside of 52.37%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than Energy Vault.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Oklo shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Energy Vault shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Oklo shares are held 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Vault	-52.97%	-144.72%	-40.88%
Oklo	N/A	-8.57%	-8.30%

Risk and Volatility

Energy Vault has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energy Vault and Oklo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Vault	$203.67 million	4.10	-$103.61 million	($0.71)	-6.80
Oklo	N/A	N/A	-$105.66 million	($0.84)	-66.67

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

Summary

Oklo beats Energy Vault on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.

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.