Contrasting Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Oklo and SUNation Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Oklo currently has a consensus price target of $106.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.97%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oklo is more favorable than SUNation Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 18.9% of Oklo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

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

Profitability

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

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Oklo and SUNation Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oklo	N/A	N/A	-$73.62 million	($0.54)	-169.72
SUNation Energy	$60.07 million	0.07	-$15.85 million	($109.97)	-0.01

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.

Summary

Oklo beats SUNation Energy on 10 of the 14 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 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.