Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) and Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) Financial Survey

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) and Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Montauk Renewables and Crescent Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montauk Renewables	$176.38 million	1.51	$1.75 million	$0.02	93.50
Crescent Energy	$3.58 billion	1.04	$132.91 million	($0.75)	-15.05

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

Risk and Volatility

Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montauk Renewables	0.40%	0.28%	0.17%
Crescent Energy	-7.47%	8.10%	3.47%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Montauk Renewables and Crescent Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montauk Renewables	1	4	0	0	1.80
Crescent Energy	1	4	8	2	2.73

Montauk Renewables currently has a consensus target price of $1.80, indicating a potential downside of 3.74%. Crescent Energy has a consensus target price of $15.58, indicating a potential upside of 38.02%. Given Crescent Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Montauk Renewables.

Summary

Crescent Energy beats Montauk Renewables on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Crescent Energy

Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers. The company is based in Houston, Texas.