Oklo (OKLO) & Its Peers Critical Comparison

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 related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, 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%

Institutional and 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, 7.2% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Oklo has a beta of -0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo’s rivals have a beta of -1.00, suggesting that their average stock price is 200% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Oklo and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oklo	0	2	3	0	2.60
Oklo Competitors	1162	4942	4753	101	2.35

Oklo currently has a consensus price target of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 103.77%. As a group, “Electric services” companies have a potential upside of 15.59%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than its rivals.

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	-2.14
Oklo Competitors	$1,278.11 billion	$598.83 million	15.43

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.

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.