Comparing Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) and OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY)

OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares OMV and Montauk Renewables”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OMV	$28.41 billion	0.93	$1.22 billion	$9.45	2.14
Montauk Renewables	$189.10 million	1.78	$1.75 million	$0.06	39.42

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

Volatility and Risk

OMV has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares OMV and Montauk Renewables’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OMV	9.92%	10.95%	5.42%
Montauk Renewables	3.40%	2.45%	1.47%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for OMV and Montauk Renewables, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OMV	3	3	0	1	1.86
Montauk Renewables	1	3	0	1	2.20

Montauk Renewables has a consensus target price of $1.80, indicating a potential downside of 23.89%. Given Montauk Renewables’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Montauk Renewables is more favorable than OMV.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Montauk Renewables beats OMV on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OMV

OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

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.