Montauk Renewables, Inc. (MNTK)Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Pittsburgh, United States | NasdaqCM
1.29 USD
+0.01
(0.781%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.33 +0.04 (3.101%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:26 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:43 a.m. EDT
Montauk Renewables (MNTK) presents a classic 'bear trap' short-term setup with massive put IV spiking, suggesting a high probability of sudden downside volatility or a 'sell the news' event surrounding RNG project votes, despite wide analyst price targets. Long-term upside exists only if RIN prices stabilize and free cash flow turns positive, but the high beta and bleeding bottom line make it a 'trivalue' play where the risk of permanent capital loss outweighs the speculative multi-bagger potential. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.140185 |
| AutoETS | 0.143976 |
| MSTL | 0.144172 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.254118 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.07 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.210 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 52.419 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.233 |
| Market Cap | 184,783,840 |
| Trailing P/E | 129.00 |
| Forward P/E | 6.08 |
| Beta | 0.18 |
| Profit Margins | 0.99% |
| Website | https://www.montaukrenewables.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:43 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows significant skew towards deep out-of-the-money $2.50 calls (86th percentile OI) compared to puts, indicating speculative bullish positioning above current levels. However, implied volatility for the near-term 2026-04-17 expiry is severely elevated for puts (22.25 ATM IV) versus calls (8.63 ATM IV), signaling high fear and uncertainty of a sharp decline in the immediate future despite the net call volume. The lack of OTM call OI outside of the single near-term strike suggests the bullish flow is uniquely concentrated in volatile, binary payoffs rather than sustained hope.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.35500002 |
| Address1 | 5,313 Campbells Run Road |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 20.78 |
| All Time Low | 1.07 |
| Ask | 1.3 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 264,430 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 479,358 |
| Average Volume | 479,358 |
| Average Volume10Days | 264,430 |
| Beta | 0.18 |
| Bid | 1.26 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 1.829 |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.29 |
| Current Ratio | 1.112 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 1.345 |
| Day Low | 1.265 |
| Debt To Equity | 52.419 |
| Display Name | Montauk Renewables |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,318,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,318,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,259,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | 36,090,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.20461 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.246 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.687 |
| Enterprise Value | 297,588,064 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.15957 |
| Eps Forward | 0.21208 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.01 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.4109 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.120900035 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08569001 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -35.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.78 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.49 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5359712 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.21999991 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.20560738 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.07 - 2.78 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,611,325,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 65,976,541 |
| Forward Eps | 0.21208 |
| Forward P E | 6.08261 |
| Free Cashflow | -74,962,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 189 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.373 |
| Gross Profits | 65,791,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.69015 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.16323 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 143,243,304 |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Key | specialty-chemicals |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-01-22 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Montauk Renewables, Inc., a renewable energy company, engages in recovery and processing of biogas from landfills and other non-fossil fuel sources. It operates in two segments, Renewable Natural Gas and Renewable Electricity Generation. The company develops, owns, and operates renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable electricity projects. It captures methane, prevents it from being released into the atmosphere, and converts it into either RNG or electrical power for the electrical grid. The company's customers for RNG and renewable identification numbers (RIN) include large, long-term owner-operators of landfills and livestock farms, local utilities, and large refiners in the natural gas and refining sectors. Montauk Renewables, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| Long Name | Montauk Renewables, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 184,783,840 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_697893901 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,748,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 184,783,862 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 1.32 |
| Operating Cashflow | 30,334,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.020510001 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 412 747 8700 |
| Post Market Change | 0.04000008 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.1007817 |
| Post Market Price | 1.33 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,457,619 |
| Previous Close | 1.28 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 8.084227 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.70530343 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0476344 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00991 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.012 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.00999999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.781249 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.345 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.265 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.265 - 1.345 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.32 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.28 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.29 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 329,705 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00898 |
| Return On Equity | 0.00672 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.567 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.233 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 143,243,304 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0149 |
| Shares Short | 2,124,857 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,477,625 |
| Short Name | Montauk Renewables, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0748 |
| Short Ratio | 5.64 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | PA |
| Symbol | MNTK |
| Target High Price | 4.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.5875 |
| Target Median Price | 2.425 |
| Total Cash | 23,972,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.168 |
| Total Debt | 137,940,000 |
| Total Revenue | 176,382,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.01 |
| Trailing P E | 129.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.81915 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.52915 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.2908776 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 329,705 |
| Website | https://www.montaukrenewables.com |
| Zip | 15,205 |