MNTK vs. XIFR, NGL, EDN, NFE, OPAL, SMC, GWRS, PCYO, RGCO, and OPTT
Should you be buying Montauk Renewables stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Montauk Renewables include XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (EDN), New Fortress Energy (NFE), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Summit Midstream Partners (SMC), Global Water Resources (GWRS), Pure Cycle (PCYO), RGC Resources (RGCO), and Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Montauk Renewables vs. Its Competitors
XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.
66.0% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.7% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Montauk Renewables has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
XPLR Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of $15.32, indicating a potential upside of 52.34%. Montauk Renewables has a consensus target price of $3.33, indicating a potential upside of 50.83%. Given XPLR Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe XPLR Infrastructure is more favorable than Montauk Renewables.
In the previous week, XPLR Infrastructure had 7 more articles in the media than Montauk Renewables. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for XPLR Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Montauk Renewables. XPLR Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Montauk Renewables' score of 0.00 indicating that XPLR Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.
XPLR Infrastructure has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
XPLR Infrastructure beats Montauk Renewables on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MNTK) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff