Head to Head Comparison: Montauk Renewables (MNTK) versus Its Peers

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) is one of 1,051 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Montauk Renewables to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables’ rivals have a beta of -3.72, suggesting that their average stock price is 472% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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	3.40%	2.45%	1.47%
Montauk Renewables Competitors	-457.98%	19.26%	6.33%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montauk Renewables	$176.38 million	$1.75 million	45.33
Montauk Renewables Competitors	$10.86 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.80

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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Montauk Renewables and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montauk Renewables	1	3	0	0	1.75
Montauk Renewables Competitors	5981	26988	40848	2422	2.52

Montauk Renewables currently has a consensus target price of $1.80, suggesting a potential downside of 33.82%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.97%. Given Montauk Renewables’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Montauk Renewables has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Montauk Renewables rivals beat Montauk Renewables on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Montauk Renewables Company Profile

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.