Analyzing Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) & Oklo (NYSE:OKLO)

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Brookfield Renewable and Oklo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Renewable	$4.11 billion	1.50	-$181.00 million	($0.46)	-74.57
Oklo	N/A	N/A	$11.87 million	N/A	N/A

Oklo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	2.37%	0.79%	0.29%
Oklo	N/A	-68.04%	-11.20%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Oklo shares are held by institutional investors. 21.8% of Oklo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of -0.24, indicating that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Brookfield Renewable and Oklo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable	0	1	0	0	2.00
Oklo	0	2	1	0	2.33

Brookfield Renewable currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.71%. Oklo has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 51.99%. Given Brookfield Renewable’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Oklo.

Summary

Brookfield Renewable beats Oklo on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brookfield Renewable

Brookfield Renewable Corporation owns and operates a portfolio of renewable power and sustainable solution assets primarily in the United States, Europe, Colombia, and Brazil. It operates hydroelectric, wind, solar, and distributed energy and sustainable solutions with an installed capacity of approximately 19,161 megawatts. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Brookfield Renewable Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc.

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.