Contrasting Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS)

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Oklo and Altus Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oklo	N/A	-68.04%	-11.20%
Altus Power	13.55%	2.52%	0.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Oklo and Altus Power, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oklo	0	2	1	0	2.33
Altus Power	0	2	6	2	3.00

Oklo currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 62.35%. Altus Power has a consensus target price of $5.94, indicating a potential upside of 74.84%. Given Altus Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Altus Power is more favorable than Oklo.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Altus Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of Oklo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Altus Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Oklo and Altus Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Altus Power	$155.16 million	3.52	-$9.35 million	$0.14	24.29

Oklo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Altus Power.

Volatility & Risk

Oklo has a beta of -0.59, indicating that its share price is 159% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altus Power has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Altus Power beats Oklo on 10 of the 12 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 Altus Power

Altus Power, Inc., a clean electrification company, develops, owns, constructs, and operates roof, ground, and carport-based photovoltaic solar energy generation and storage systems. It serves commercial, industrial, public sector, and community solar customers. Altus Power, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.