Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) Competitors $0.33 -0.06 (-16.20%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.34 +0.00 (+1.48%) As of 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock OPTT vs. OPAL, MNTK, PCYO, GWRS, RGCO, CGBS, SLNG, SUUN, NOVA, and SPRUShould you be buying Ocean Power Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ocean Power Technologies include OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Global Water Resources (GWRS), RGC Resources (RGCO), Crown LNG (CGBS), Stabilis Solutions (SLNG), SolarBank (SUUN), Sunnova Energy International (NOVA), and Spruce Power (SPRU). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ocean Power Technologies vs. OPAL Fuels Montauk Renewables Pure Cycle Global Water Resources RGC Resources Crown LNG Stabilis Solutions SolarBank Sunnova Energy International Spruce Power OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) and Ocean Power Technologies (NASDAQ:OPTT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is OPAL or OPTT more profitable? OPAL Fuels has a net margin of 3.30% compared to Ocean Power Technologies' net margin of -304.91%. OPAL Fuels' return on equity of -4.08% beat Ocean Power Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets OPAL Fuels3.30% -4.08% 1.72% Ocean Power Technologies -304.91%-97.03%-72.36% Does the media refer more to OPAL or OPTT? In the previous week, OPAL Fuels and OPAL Fuels both had 1 articles in the media. Ocean Power Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat OPAL Fuels' score of 0.72 indicating that Ocean Power Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment OPAL Fuels 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ocean Power Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OPAL or OPTT? Ocean Power Technologies received 191 more outperform votes than OPAL Fuels when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.59% of users gave Ocean Power Technologies an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave OPAL Fuels an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOPAL FuelsOutperform Votes1864.29% Underperform Votes1035.71% Ocean Power TechnologiesOutperform Votes20973.59% Underperform Votes7526.41% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OPAL or OPTT? OPAL Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than Ocean Power Technologies. Ocean Power Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPAL Fuels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOPAL Fuels$299.97M0.84$29.95M$0.0273.00Ocean Power Technologies$6.12M9.31-$27.48M-$0.25-1.32 Do analysts prefer OPAL or OPTT? OPAL Fuels currently has a consensus price target of $5.70, indicating a potential upside of 290.41%. Given OPAL Fuels' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe OPAL Fuels is more favorable than Ocean Power Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score OPAL Fuels 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Ocean Power Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, OPAL or OPTT? OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ocean Power Technologies has a beta of 2.57, suggesting that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in OPAL or OPTT? 12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Ocean Power Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.4% of OPAL Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Ocean Power Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryOPAL Fuels beats Ocean Power Technologies on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ocean Power Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OPTT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OPTT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOcean Power TechnologiesElectric services IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$56.97M$13.11B$6.75B$7.07BDividend YieldN/A4.80%10.65%4.05%P/E Ratio-1.0317.3541.7417.48Price / Sales9.316,876.9828,708.6785.27Price / CashN/A10.0735.3234.64Price / Book1.031.933.273.79Net Income-$27.48M$690.28M$4.27B$247.10M7 Day Performance-29.34%-6.00%-9.68%-7.32%1 Month Performance-35.29%-5.02%-6.69%-10.19%1 Year Performance27.10%15.84%133.86%-7.41% Ocean Power Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OPTTOcean Power TechnologiesN/A$0.33-16.2%N/A+52.0%$56.97M$6.12M-1.0350Positive NewsGap DownOPALOPAL Fuels3.2337 of 5 stars$1.77-8.1%$5.70+222.9%-69.4%$305.04M$299.97M9.81270MNTKMontauk Renewables2.1468 of 5 stars$2.10+0.2%$4.00+90.9%-56.1%$298.40M$175.74M13.09130PCYOPure Cycle0.4762 of 5 stars$10.71-0.2%N/A+10.4%$257.87M$29.11M19.4740Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGWRSGlobal Water Resources2.2297 of 5 stars$10.37+0.9%N/A-21.5%$251.22M$52.69M38.4190Dividend AnnouncementRGCORGC Resources3.2377 of 5 stars$20.75+0.6%N/A-0.2%$213.61M$87.51M17.73100Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageCGBSCrown LNGN/A$0.20-2.3%N/AN/A$90.42MN/A-0.235SLNGStabilis Solutions1.8825 of 5 stars$4.80-3.4%$12.00+150.0%+10.0%$89.26M$73.29M22.86250Positive NewsSUUNSolarBank2.3843 of 5 stars$2.37-3.5%$6.00+153.7%N/A$76.48M$52.15M-10.7515Gap UpNOVASunnova Energy International4.1789 of 5 stars$0.38+21.3%$5.39+1,326.3%-93.7%$47.28M$839.92M-0.111,170Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSPRUSpruce Power0.4102 of 5 stars$2.37-4.3%N/A-41.1%$44.00M$77.58M-0.47180Earnings Report Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OPAL Fuels Alternatives Montauk Renewables Alternatives Pure Cycle Alternatives Global Water Resources Alternatives RGC Resources Alternatives Crown LNG Alternatives Stabilis Solutions Alternatives SolarBank Alternatives Sunnova Energy International Alternatives Spruce Power Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:OPTT) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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