Montauk Renewables, Inc. (MNTK)Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Pittsburgh, United States | NasdaqCM
2.20 USD
+0.08
(3.538%)
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(Oct. 16, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:49 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Montauk Renewables is currently broken by a severe multi-year structural decline. Despite recent headlines celebrating a 19.7% revenue lift and operational milestones, the stock has erased nearly 80% of its value over the last four years, with three consecutive years of negative annual returns ending in a sharp drop. This persistent price action suggests the market views the current business quality as significantly deteriorated, overriding any single-quarter earnings beat. Fundamentally, the company is trapped by a crushing debt load—nearly $157 million in total debt against only $15.7 million in cash—and a balance sheet that cannot support aggressive expansion without further dilution or distress. While the forward P/E looks attractive at 8x, it is a dangerous metric for a company with negative free cash flow and a history of eroding shareholder value. There is no dividend to provide income, and the lack of analyst coverage signals a lack of institutional confidence. The recent price action shows some volatility, but the overwhelming options flow is defensive, with traders buying puts to limit losses rather than betting on a turnaround. Until the debt structure is resolved and the multi-year decline is halted, this remains a high-risk speculative vehicle rather than a viable investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.122404 |
| MSTL | 0.128111 |
| AutoETS | 0.128579 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.197424 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 18.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.072 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 59.402 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.32 |
| Market Cap | 312,438,784 |
| Trailing P/E | 36.58 |
| Forward P/E | 7.16 |
| Beta | 0.66 |
| Profit Margins | 4.19% |
| Website | https://www.montaukrenewables.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside speculation. Put open interest dominates across all expirations, with zero in-the-money put volume recorded, indicating a lack of aggressive hedging against deep losses but a pervasive fear of further decline. Call activity is sparse and heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (e.g., $5.00 and $7.50), suggesting limited belief in a rapid recovery to previous highs. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the low option premiums, reflecting uncertainty and a 'wait-and-see' approach where sellers dominate.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.009523869 |
| Address1 | 5,313 Campbells Run Road |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 20.78 |
| All Time Low | 1.07 |
| Ask | 2.71 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 797,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 468,446 |
| Average Volume | 468,446 |
| Average Volume10Days | 797,400 |
| Beta | 0.659 |
| Bid | 1.59 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 1.847 |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.195 |
| Current Ratio | 0.616 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 2.255 |
| Day Low | 2.1 |
| Debt To Equity | 59.402 |
| Display Name | Montauk Renewables |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 38,033,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.20113 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.651 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.343 |
| Enterprise Value | 443,141,216 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.17564 |
| Eps Forward | 0.3067 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.06 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.244 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.049000025 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.021836018 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 0.95238686 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.085 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3307927 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1249999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0514017 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.07 - 3.28 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,611,325,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 65,767,300 |
| Forward Eps | 0.3067 |
| Forward P E | 7.156831 |
| Free Cashflow | -88,844,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 189 |
| Fullday Change | 0.07500005 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 3.5377383 |
| Fullday Price | 2.195 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.34692 |
| Gross Profits | 65,603,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.70147 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.19116 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 142,341,139 |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Key | specialty-chemicals |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-01-22 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| 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 | 312,438,784 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_697893901 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 7,930,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 323,826,091 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 2.14 |
| Operating Cashflow | 43,433,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01064 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 412 747 8700 |
| Previous Close | 2.12 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.497152 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.1884136 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.6522497 |
| Profit Margins | 0.041939996 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.51 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.07500005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.5377383 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.255 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.1 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.1 - 2.255 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.14 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.12 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.195 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,178,260 |
| Regular Market Volume | 350,063 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0067000003 |
| Return On Equity | 0.030539999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.197 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.32 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 142,341,139 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0134000005 |
| Shares Short | 1,914,150 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,511,551 |
| Short Name | Montauk Renewables, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0446 |
| Short Ratio | 2.55 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | PA |
| Symbol | MNTK |
| Target High Price | 2.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 1.7 |
| Target Median Price | 1.6 |
| Total Cash | 15,757,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.111 |
| Total Debt | 157,135,008 |
| Total Revenue | 189,099,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.06 |
| Trailing P E | 36.583332 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.708175 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.486825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.28499714 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 350,063 |
| Website | https://www.montaukrenewables.com |
| Zip | 15,205 |