Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in XIFR or MNTK?

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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, XIFR or MNTK?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPLR Infrastructure	$1.23B	0.77	-$23M	-$1.72	-5.85
Montauk Renewables	$181.34M	1.73	$9.73M	$0.02	110.50

Do analysts rate XIFR or MNTK?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPLR Infrastructure	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Montauk Renewables	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Does the media refer more to XIFR or MNTK?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPLR Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 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)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, XIFR or MNTK?

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.

Is XIFR or MNTK 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
XPLR Infrastructure	-12.94%	1.86%	1.13%
Montauk Renewables	1.46%	1.01%	0.72%

Summary

XPLR Infrastructure beats Montauk Renewables on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.