Montauk Renewables (MNTK) & Its Competitors Head-To-Head Survey
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemMontauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK – Get Free Report) is one of 1,050 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Montauk Renewables to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Montauk Renewables and its peers’ 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 | -472.92% | 19.47% | 6.31% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Montauk Renewables and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Montauk Renewables | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.20 |
| Montauk Renewables Competitors | 5960 | 26925 | 40745 | 2403 | 2.52 |
Montauk Renewables presently has a consensus target price of $1.80, indicating a potential downside of 18.55%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 16.90%. Given Montauk Renewables’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Montauk Renewables has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Montauk Renewables and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Montauk Renewables | $176.38 million | $1.75 million | 36.83 |
| Montauk Renewables Competitors | $10.76 billion | $5.51 billion | 0.53 |
Montauk Renewables’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Montauk Renewables. Montauk Renewables is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Risk and Volatility
Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables’ peers have a beta of -4.03, suggesting that their average share price is 503% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Montauk Renewables peers beat Montauk Renewables on 8 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.