Head-To-Head Contrast: Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) versus Kenon (NYSE:KEN)

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and Kenon (NYSE:KEN) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Oklo and Kenon, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oklo	0	2	2	0	2.50
Kenon	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oklo currently has a consensus target price of $15.33, indicating a potential downside of 30.37%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Oklo is more favorable than Kenon.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Oklo and Kenon”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	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
Kenon	$742.80 million	2.16	-$235.98 million	$3.20	9.30

Oklo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kenon.

Risk & Volatility

Oklo has a beta of -0.57, suggesting that its share price is 157% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kenon has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oklo	N/A	-32.11%	-13.72%
Kenon	22.88%	2.93%	1.45%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kenon shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of Oklo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kenon 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.

Summary

Oklo beats Kenon 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 Kenon

Kenon Holdings Ltd., through its subsidiaries, operates as an owner, developer, and operator of power generation facilities in Israel, the United States, and internationally. It operates through OPC Power Plants, CPV Group, and ZIM segments. The company engages in the generation and supply of electricity and energy; development, construction, and management of solar and wind energy, and conventional natural gas-fired power plants; and provision of container liner shipping services. It also operates a fleet of 150 vessels. Kenon Holdings Ltd. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Singapore. Kenon Holdings Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Ansonia Holdings Singapore B.V.