Montauk Renewables (MNTK) Competitors

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) and XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MNTK or XIFR?

16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.7% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of XPLR Infrastructure 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, MNTK or XIFR?

Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPLR Infrastructure has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MNTK or XIFR more profitable?

Montauk Renewables has a net margin of 1.46% compared to XPLR Infrastructure's net margin of -12.94%. XPLR Infrastructure's return on equity of 1.86% beat Montauk Renewables' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montauk Renewables	1.46%	1.01%	0.72%
XPLR Infrastructure	-12.94%	1.86%	1.13%

Does the media favor MNTK or XIFR?

In the previous week, Montauk Renewables had 3 more articles in the media than XPLR Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Montauk Renewables and 1 mentions for XPLR Infrastructure. XPLR Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Montauk Renewables' score of 0.26 indicating that XPLR Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Montauk Renewables	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
XPLR Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MNTK or XIFR?

Montauk Renewables currently has a consensus price target of $3.33, indicating a potential upside of 53.61%. XPLR Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $16.18, indicating a potential upside of 48.25%. Given Montauk Renewables' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Montauk Renewables is more favorable than XPLR Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montauk Renewables	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
XPLR Infrastructure	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Which has better valuation and earnings, MNTK or XIFR?

Montauk Renewables has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XPLR Infrastructure. XPLR Infrastructure 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
Montauk Renewables	$175.74M	1.76	$9.73M	$0.02	108.50
XPLR Infrastructure	$1.24B	0.83	-$23M	-$1.72	-6.35

Summary

Montauk Renewables and XPLR Infrastructure tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.