NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT – Get Free Report) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.6% of NextNRG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. 69.1% of NextNRG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.7% of Montauk Renewables shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for NextNRG and Montauk Renewables, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NextNRG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Montauk Renewables | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares NextNRG and Montauk Renewables”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NextNRG | $65.62 million | 2.54 | -$16.19 million | ($2.02) | -0.61 |
| Montauk Renewables | $175.74 million | 1.34 | $9.73 million | ($0.06) | -27.50 |
Montauk Renewables has higher revenue and earnings than NextNRG. Montauk Renewables is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextNRG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares NextNRG and Montauk Renewables’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NextNRG | -85.79% | N/A | -270.09% |
| Montauk Renewables | -5.72% | -3.57% | -2.50% |
Volatility and Risk
NextNRG has a beta of -0.56, indicating that its stock price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NextNRG beats Montauk Renewables on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NextNRG
NextNRG, Inc. engages in the provision of fuel delivery services. It provides app-based interface customers with the ability to select the time and location of their fueling. It offers diesel, red diesel, and REC-90. The company was founded by Yehuda Levy and Michael D. Farkas on March 28, 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
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.
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