Contrasting Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY) and Oklo (NYSE:OKLO)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Clean Energy Pathways and Oklo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oklo	N/A	N/A	-$105.66 million	($0.72)	-89.12

Risk & Volatility

Clean Energy Pathways has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clean Energy Pathways	0	0	0	0	0.00
Oklo	2	6	9	2	2.58

Oklo has a consensus target price of $84.30, suggesting a potential upside of 31.38%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than Clean Energy Pathways.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oklo	N/A	-11.59%	-11.10%

Summary

Oklo beats Clean Energy Pathways on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clean Energy Pathways

Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. operates as a multifaceted development-stage alternative energy company. It focuses on developing fossil fuel replacements utilizing clean burning biomass fuel, solar photo voltaic panels for power generation, and solar thermal application for heating water in commercial and residential applications; and LED lighting replacements for high energy and heat producing incandescent and mercury vapor lighting. It is also working to develop carbon neutral organic fertilizers. The company was formerly known as XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. in August 2010. Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Buffalo, Wyoming.

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.