Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Competitors

Ocean Power Technologies (NASDAQ:OPTT) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OPTT or MNTK?

11.9% of Ocean Power Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ocean Power Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.7% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is OPTT or MNTK more profitable?

Montauk Renewables has a net margin of 4.13% compared to Ocean Power Technologies' net margin of -304.91%. Montauk Renewables' return on equity of 2.84% beat Ocean Power Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ocean Power Technologies	-304.91%	-97.03%	-72.36%
Montauk Renewables	4.13%	2.84%	2.06%

Do analysts rate OPTT or MNTK?

Montauk Renewables has a consensus price target of $3.33, suggesting a potential upside of 57.23%. Given Montauk Renewables' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Montauk Renewables is more favorable than Ocean Power Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ocean Power Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Montauk Renewables	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, OPTT or MNTK?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ocean Power Technologies	$6.12M	16.25	-$27.48M	-$0.25	-2.31
Montauk Renewables	$179.55M	1.68	$9.73M	$0.05	42.40

Does the media favor OPTT or MNTK?

In the previous week, Ocean Power Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Montauk Renewables. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ocean Power Technologies and 2 mentions for Montauk Renewables. Montauk Renewables' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ocean Power Technologies' score of 0.40 indicating that Montauk Renewables is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ocean Power Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Montauk Renewables	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, OPTT or MNTK?

Ocean Power Technologies has a beta of 2.62, suggesting that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Montauk Renewables beats Ocean Power Technologies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.