Cool (CLCO) Competitors

Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) and Cool (NYSE:CLCO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer CCEC or CLCO?

In the previous week, Capital Clean Energy Carriers had 10 more articles in the media than Cool. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Capital Clean Energy Carriers and 0 mentions for Cool. Capital Clean Energy Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Cool's score of 0.00 indicating that Capital Clean Energy Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	Positive
Cool	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CCEC or CLCO?

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cool has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CCEC or CLCO?

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Cool. Capital Clean Energy Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cool, 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
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	$369.41M	3.64	$193.63M	$3.30	6.98
Cool	$338.50M	1.18	$98.14M	$0.68	10.91

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CCEC or CLCO?

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

Is CCEC or CLCO a better dividend stock?

Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Cool pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cool pays out 82.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate CCEC or CLCO?

Capital Clean Energy Carriers presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.12%. Given Capital Clean Energy Carriers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Capital Clean Energy Carriers is more favorable than Cool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Cool	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CCEC or CLCO more profitable?

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a net margin of 57.50% compared to Cool's net margin of 0.00%. Capital Clean Energy Carriers' return on equity of 10.53% beat Cool's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	57.50%	10.53%	3.37%
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Capital Clean Energy Carriers beats Cool on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.