AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) vs. Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) Critical Contrast

AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) and Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for AAON and Montana Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAON	0	0	2	0	3.00
Montana Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A

AAON presently has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.92%. Given AAON’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe AAON is more favorable than Montana Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares AAON and Montana Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAON	15.44%	25.84%	19.63%
Montana Technologies	N/A	-7.23%	-3.82%

Volatility and Risk

AAON has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montana Technologies has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AAON and Montana Technologies’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AAON	$1.17 billion	6.14	$177.62 million	$2.15	40.64
Montana Technologies	N/A	N/A	$1.24 million	N/A	N/A

AAON has higher revenue and earnings than Montana Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.8% of AAON shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Montana Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of AAON shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of Montana Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AAON beats Montana Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AAON

AAON, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and selling air conditioning and heating equipment in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: AAON Oklahoma, AAON Coil Products, and BASX. It offers rooftop units, data center cooling solutions, cleanroom systems, chillers, packaged outdoor mechanical rooms, air handling units, makeup air units, energy recovery units, condensing units, geothermal/water-source heat pumps, coils, and controls. The company markets and sells its products to retail, manufacturing, educational, lodging, supermarket, data centers, medical and pharmaceutical, and other commercial industries. It sells its products through a network of independent manufacturer representative organizations and internal sales force, as well as online. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Montana Technologies

Montana Technologies Corporation operates as an atmospheric renewable energy and water harvesting technology company. It provides energy and dehumidification, evaporative cooling, and atmospheric water generation through its AirJoule technology. The company is headquartered in Ronan, Montana.