B. Riley Issues Optimistic Forecast for Cool Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Cool Company Ltd. from $0.16 to $0.19, signaling optimism about the company's financial performance.
• The stock received an upgrade from Wall Street Zen, moving from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating, contributing to a consensus rating of "Hold" among analysts.
• Shares of Cool opened at $8.10, with a market cap of approximately $434.76 million and a PE ratio of 11.91, indicating a stable financial position.

Cool Company Ltd. (NYSE:CLCO - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cool in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 28th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.16. The consensus estimate for Cool's current full-year earnings is $1.68 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Cool's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded Cool from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Cool presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Cool Stock Down 0.3%

CLCO traded down $0.02 on Monday, hitting $7.54. The company had a trading volume of 52,057 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,520. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $7.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.48. Cool has a 12-month low of $4.51 and a 12-month high of $11.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $404.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.10 and a beta of 0.61.

Institutional Trading of Cool

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CLCO. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Cool by 3.9% during the second quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 3,564,815 shares of the company's stock worth $23,884,000 after purchasing an additional 132,704 shares during the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in shares of Cool during the first quarter worth $82,000. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Cool by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 50,708 shares of the company's stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 1,917 shares in the last quarter. 20.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Cool

Cool Company Ltd. engages in the acquisition, ownership, operation, and chartering of liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). As of December 31, 2023, it owned a fleet of eleven LNGCs, including seven modern tri-fuel diesel electric vessels; two modern 2-stroke and two TFDE vessels; and managed 17 LNGCs and floating storage and regasification units for third parties.