Q2 EPS Estimate for Montauk Renewables Reduced by Analyst

Key Points

• B. Riley has reduced its Q2 2025 earnings per share forecast for Montauk Renewables from $0.01 to $0.00, while the consensus estimate for the full-year earnings remains at $0.19 per share.
• Scotiabank has cut its target price for Montauk Renewables from $6.00 to $4.00 and assigned a "sector perform" rating following the recent earnings shortfall.
• The board of Montauk Renewables has initiated a $5.00 million stock repurchase program, indicating confidence in the company's undervalued shares.

Montauk Renewables, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTK - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Montauk Renewables in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 30th. B. Riley analyst R. Pfingst now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.01. The consensus estimate for Montauk Renewables' current full-year earnings is $0.19 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Montauk Renewables' FY2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.00 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.01). Montauk Renewables had a net margin of 4.13% and a return on equity of 2.84%. The business had revenue of $42.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $42.40 million.

Separately, Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Montauk Renewables from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th.

Montauk Renewables Price Performance

NASDAQ MNTK traded down $0.11 on Friday, hitting $2.06. The stock had a trading volume of 123,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 138,085. Montauk Renewables has a 52-week low of $1.68 and a 52-week high of $6.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.27. The company has a market capitalization of $293.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.21 and a beta of 0.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $2.20 and a 200-day moving average of $2.68.

Institutional Trading of Montauk Renewables

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in shares of Montauk Renewables during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Montauk Renewables by 799.7% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,696 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 10,396 shares during the last quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Montauk Renewables during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its holdings in shares of Montauk Renewables by 61.1% during the 1st quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 17,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 6,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Simplicity Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Montauk Renewables during the 1st quarter valued at $56,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.35% of the company's stock.

Montauk Renewables declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, April 15th that allows the company to buyback $5.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.