AuraSource (OTCMKTS:ARAO – Get Free Report) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares AuraSource and Montauk Renewables’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
AuraSource | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Montauk Renewables | 10.58% | 8.44% | 5.94% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for AuraSource and Montauk Renewables, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
AuraSource | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Montauk Renewables | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
22.2% of AuraSource shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of AuraSource shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares AuraSource and Montauk Renewables’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
AuraSource | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.05) | -0.81 |
Montauk Renewables | $184.62 million | 3.48 | $14.95 million | $0.15 | 29.80 |
Montauk Renewables has higher revenue and earnings than AuraSource. AuraSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montauk Renewables, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Montauk Renewables beats AuraSource on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AuraSource
AuraSource, Inc. focuses on sales of electric automobiles. It operates through two segments, AuraMetal and AuraMoto. The AuraMetal segment focuses on the development and production of environmentally friendly and beneficiation process for complex ore, tailings, and slimes materials as industrial application solutions. The AuraMoto segment focuses on sourcing various vendors and customers in the automotive industry. AuraSource, Inc. is based in Tempe, Arizona.
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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