Contrasting Environmental Power (OTCMKTS:EPGRQ) & Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK)

Environmental Power (OTCMKTS:EPGRQ) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Environmental Power and Montauk Renewables’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Environmental Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Montauk Renewables	0.15%	0.10%	0.07%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of Environmental Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Environmental Power and Montauk Renewables”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Environmental Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Montauk Renewables	$176.38 million	1.11	$1.75 million	$0.02	68.50

Montauk Renewables has higher revenue and earnings than Environmental Power.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Environmental Power and Montauk Renewables, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Environmental Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
Montauk Renewables	1	3	0	1	2.20

Montauk Renewables has a consensus target price of $1.80, suggesting a potential upside of 31.39%. Given Montauk Renewables’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Montauk Renewables is more favorable than Environmental Power.

Summary

Montauk Renewables beats Environmental Power on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Environmental Power

Environmental Power Corporation engages in the development, ownership, and operation of renewable energy production facilities in the United States. The company develops renewable energy facilities for the production and commercial application of methane-rich biogas produced from animal, food industry, and other organic wastes. The biogas could be sold to end-users or used to produce pipeline-grade methane, which is referred as renewable natural gas, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, and renewable electrical energy or thermal energy, as well as to produce other useful by-products. Environmental Power Corporation operates three single digester facilities in Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Tarrytown, New York.

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. Its customers for RNG and renewable identification numbers (RIN) include large, long-term owner-operators of landfills and livestock farms, local utilities, and large refiners in the natural gas and refining sectors. Montauk Renewables, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.