Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK – Get Free Report) and Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Montauk Renewables and Expand Energy”s gross 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 | 1.39 | $1.75 million | $0.02 | 86.00 |
| Expand Energy | $12.12 billion | 1.78 | $1.82 billion | $13.41 | 6.74 |
Risk & Volatility
Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expand Energy has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Montauk Renewables and Expand Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Montauk Renewables | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Expand Energy | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2.74 |
Montauk Renewables presently has a consensus target price of $1.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.65%. Expand Energy has a consensus target price of $131.45, indicating a potential upside of 45.38%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Montauk Renewables.
Profitability
This table compares Montauk Renewables and Expand Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Montauk Renewables | 0.40% | 0.28% | 0.17% |
| Expand Energy | 22.53% | 10.26% | 6.73% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Expand Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are owned by company 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.
Summary
Expand Energy beats Montauk Renewables on 12 of the 15 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 Expand Energy
Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.
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