Financial Contrast: Oklo (OKLO) vs. Its Peers

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) is one of 108 public companies in the “Electric services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Oklo to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Oklo and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oklo	N/A	-32.11%	-13.72%
Oklo Competitors	3.59%	7.49%	1.48%

Risk & Volatility

Oklo has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo’s rivals have a beta of -1.25, meaning that their average stock price is 225% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Oklo and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oklo	N/A	$11.87 million	-2.41
Oklo Competitors	$1,278.12 billion	$598.83 million	16.65

Oklo’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Oklo. Oklo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of Oklo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are owned 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Oklo and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oklo	0	3	4	0	2.57
Oklo Competitors	1185	4981	4784	102	2.34

Oklo currently has a consensus price target of $46.40, suggesting a potential upside of 89.93%. As a group, “Electric services” companies have a potential upside of 12.36%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Oklo rivals beat Oklo on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Oklo Company Profile

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.