Contrasting Alaska Power & Telephone (OTCMKTS:APTL) & Oklo (NYSE:OKLO)

Alaska Power & Telephone (OTCMKTS:APTL) and Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Alaska Power & Telephone and Oklo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alaska Power & Telephone	10.95%	N/A	N/A
Oklo	N/A	-32.11%	-13.72%

Risk & Volatility

Alaska Power & Telephone has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Alaska Power & Telephone and Oklo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alaska Power & Telephone	$64.21 million	1.09	$6.15 million	$5.88	9.99
Oklo	N/A	N/A	$11.87 million	($10.13)	-2.38

Oklo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alaska Power & Telephone. Oklo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alaska Power & Telephone, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Alaska Power & Telephone and Oklo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alaska Power & Telephone	0	0	0	0	0.00
Oklo	0	2	3	0	2.60

Oklo has a consensus price target of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 83.84%. Given Oklo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than Alaska Power & Telephone.

Summary

Alaska Power & Telephone beats Oklo on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alaska Power & Telephone

Alaska Power & Telephone Company provides energy, telecommunications, and broadband services to the residents, businesses, and communities of rural Alaska. The company operates through Energy and Telecom divisions. It generates energy using hydro and fossil-fuels. In addition, the company provides voice, as well as broadband services. Alaska Power & Telephone Company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ketchikan, Washington.

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.