Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR) versus Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) Critical Analysis

Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR) and Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Commerce Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of Oklo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oklo	N/A	-32.11%	-13.72%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Commerce Energy Group and Oklo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commerce Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Oklo	0	2	3	0	2.60

Oklo has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 63.45%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oklo is more favorable than Commerce Energy Group.

Risk & Volatility

Commerce Energy Group has a beta of -3.17, meaning that its share price is 417% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of -0.28, meaning that its share price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Commerce Energy Group and Oklo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oklo	N/A	N/A	$11.87 million	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oklo beats Commerce Energy Group on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Commerce Energy Group

Commerce Energy Group Inc. through its subsidiaries provides electric power and natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Ohio. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.

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.