Comparing Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) & Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY)

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of Oklo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Oklo has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Technologies has a beta of -1.49, indicating that its stock price is 249% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Oklo and Clean Energy Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oklo	2	9	11	2	2.54
Clean Energy Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Oklo presently has a consensus target price of $84.18, indicating a potential upside of 59.27%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Oklo is more favorable than Clean Energy Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Oklo and Clean Energy Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oklo	N/A	-8.57%	-8.30%
Clean Energy Technologies	-263.45%	-94.40%	-38.97%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oklo and Clean Energy Technologies”s 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	-$105.66 million	($0.84)	-62.92
Clean Energy Technologies	$2.16 million	4.56	-$6.81 million	($1.51)	-0.54

Clean Energy Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Oklo. Oklo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clean Energy Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Oklo beats Clean Energy Technologies on 10 of the 14 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 Clean Energy Technologies

Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. designs, produces, and markets clean energy products and integrated solutions that focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy in the United States. It operates through four segments: Clean Energy HRS and CETY Europe, CETY Renewables Waste to Energy Solutions, engineering and Manufacturing Business, and CETY HK. The company offers Clean Cycle, which generates electricity by recycling wasted heat produced in manufacturing, waste to energy, and power generation facilities. It also converts waste products created in manufacturing, agriculture, wastewater treatment plants, and other industries to electricity, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and bio char. In addition, the company offers engineering, consulting, and project management solutions. Further, the company is involved in the sourcing and suppling of liquefied natural gas to industries and municipalities located in the southern part of Sichuan Province and portions of Yunnan Province. The company was formerly known as Probe Manufacturing, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. in November 2015. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of MGW Investment I Ltd.