Head to Head Review: Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) vs. SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE)

SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) and Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SUNation Energy and Oklo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SUNation Energy	$60.07 million	0.07	-$15.85 million	($109.97)	-0.01
Oklo	N/A	N/A	-$73.62 million	($0.54)	-164.58

SUNation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Oklo. Oklo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SUNation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

SUNation Energy has a beta of 3.22, indicating that its share price is 222% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for SUNation Energy and Oklo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SUNation Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Oklo	3	8	8	1	2.35

Oklo has a consensus price target of $106.29, indicating a potential upside of 19.59%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than SUNation Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Oklo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares SUNation Energy and Oklo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SUNation Energy	-41.62%	-158.58%	-50.14%
Oklo	N/A	-12.30%	-11.64%

Summary

Oklo beats SUNation Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SUNation Energy

SUNation Energy Inc. is focused on local and regional solar, storage and energy services companies. Its portfolio of brands provides homeowners and businesses of all sizes with an end-to-end product offering spanning solar, battery storage and grid services. SUNation Energy Inc., formerly known as Pineapple Energy, is based in RONKONKOMA, N.Y.

About Oklo

Oklo Inc. designs and develops fission power plants to provide reliable and commercial-scale energy to customers in the United States. It also provides used nuclear fuel recycling services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Clara, California.