Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK – Get Free Report) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Montauk Renewables and Woodside Energy Group’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% |
| Woodside Energy Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Montauk Renewables and Woodside Energy Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Montauk Renewables | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Woodside Energy Group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Montauk Renewables and Woodside Energy Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Montauk Renewables | $176.38 million | 1.40 | $1.75 million | $0.02 | 87.00 |
| Woodside Energy Group | $12.98 billion | 3.20 | $2.72 billion | N/A | N/A |
Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Montauk Renewables.
Risk & Volatility
Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Montauk Renewables beats Woodside Energy Group on 7 of the 12 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 Woodside Energy Group
Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, and marketing of hydrocarbons in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and the Europe. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate, and natural gas liquids. It holds interests in the Pluto LNG, North West Shelf, Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello, Bass Strait, Ngujima-Yin FPSO, Okha FPSO, Pyrenees FPSO, Macedon, Shenzi, Mad dog, Greater Angostura, as well as Scarborough, Sangomar, Trion, Calypso, Browse, Liard, Atlantis, Woodside Solar opportunity, and Sunrise and Troubadour. The company involves in development of new energy products and carbon services. The company was formerly known as Woodside Petroleum Ltd and changed its name to Woodside Energy Group Ltd in May 2022. Woodside Energy Group Ltd was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.
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