Oklo (NYSE:OKLO – Get Free Report) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Oklo and Brookfield Renewable, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Oklo | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Brookfield Renewable | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Oklo currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 44.60%. Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.33%. Given Brookfield Renewable’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Oklo.
Valuation & Earnings
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Oklo | N/A | N/A | $11.87 million | N/A | N/A |
Brookfield Renewable | $4.11 billion | 1.46 | -$181.00 million | ($0.46) | -72.72 |
Oklo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Renewable.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
85.0% of Oklo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. 21.8% of Oklo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Oklo and Brookfield Renewable’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Oklo | N/A | -68.04% | -11.20% |
Brookfield Renewable | 2.37% | 0.79% | 0.29% |
Risk and Volatility
Oklo has a beta of -0.24, indicating that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Brookfield Renewable beats Oklo on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Brookfield Renewable
Brookfield Renewable Corporation owns and operates a portfolio of renewable power and sustainable solution assets primarily in the United States, Europe, Colombia, and Brazil. It operates hydroelectric, wind, solar, and distributed energy and sustainable solutions with an installed capacity of approximately 19,161 megawatts. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Brookfield Renewable Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc.
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