Cool (CLCO) Competitors

FLEX LNG (NYSE:FLNG) and Cool (NYSE:CLCO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FLNG or CLCO?

FLEX LNG received 5 more outperform votes than Cool when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Cool an outperform vote while only 23.08% of users gave FLEX LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FLEX LNG	Outperform Votes 6 23.08%	Underperform Votes 20 76.92%
Cool	Outperform Votes 1 50.00%	Underperform Votes 1 50.00%

Which has more risk & volatility, FLNG or CLCO?

FLEX LNG has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cool has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FLNG or CLCO?

In the previous week, FLEX LNG had 10 more articles in the media than Cool. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FLEX LNG and 3 mentions for Cool. FLEX LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Cool's score of 0.00 indicating that FLEX LNG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FLEX LNG	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cool	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer FLNG or CLCO?

FLEX LNG currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.93%. Given FLEX LNG's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe FLEX LNG is more favorable than Cool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FLEX LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cool	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FLNG or CLCO a better dividend stock?

FLEX LNG pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Cool pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. FLEX LNG pays out 137.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cool pays out 142.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is FLNG or CLCO more profitable?

FLEX LNG has a net margin of 33.03% compared to Cool's net margin of 0.00%. FLEX LNG's return on equity of 15.61% beat Cool's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FLEX LNG	33.03%	15.61%	4.86%
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FLNG or CLCO?

20.7% of Cool shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of FLEX LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, FLNG or CLCO?

Cool has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FLEX LNG. Cool is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FLEX LNG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FLEX LNG	$356.35M	3.41	$117.68M	$2.18	10.35
Cool	$322.51M	1.00	$174.73M	$0.68	8.84

Summary

FLEX LNG beats Cool on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.