Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) vs. Archaea Energy (NYSE:LFG) Financial Contrast

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK – Get Rating) and Archaea Energy (NYSE:LFG – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.0% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Archaea Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.7% of Archaea Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Montauk Renewables and Archaea Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montauk Renewables	5.79%	5.74%	3.72%
Archaea Energy	N/A	N/A	-9.66%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Montauk Renewables and Archaea Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montauk Renewables	0	0	1	0	3.00
Archaea Energy	0	0	5	0	3.00

Archaea Energy has a consensus target price of $28.80, indicating a potential upside of 47.09%. Given Archaea Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Archaea Energy is more favorable than Montauk Renewables.

Volatility and Risk

Montauk Renewables has a beta of -0.88, suggesting that its share price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archaea Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Montauk Renewables and Archaea Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montauk Renewables	$148.13 million	12.80	-$4.53 million	$0.06	220.04
Archaea Energy	$77.13 million	30.38	-$23.90 million	N/A	N/A

Montauk Renewables has higher revenue and earnings than Archaea Energy.

Summary

Montauk Renewables beats Archaea Energy on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Montauk Renewables (Get Rating)

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 capture 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 long-term owner-operators of landfills and livestock farms, local utilities, and refiners in the natural gas and refining sectors. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Archaea Energy (Get Rating)

Archaea Energy Inc. operates as a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable electricity producer in the United States. It owns and operates a diversified portfolio of 23 landfill gas recovery and processing projects across 12 states, including 13 projects that collectively generate approximately 177.3 MW of electric capacity and 10 projects that have capacity to produce approximately 27,480 million of British thermal units per day of pipeline-quality RNG. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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