This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Cleco (CNL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipTrendsBuy This Stock CNL vs. ARRY, UTL, NEE, SO, DUK, ETR, PPL, ES, FE, and EIXShould you be buying Cleco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cleco include Array Technologies (ARRY), Unitil (UTL), NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), Duke Energy (DUK), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Eversource Energy (ES), FirstEnergy (FE), and Edison International (EIX). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Cleco vs. Its Competitors Array Technologies Unitil NextEra Energy Southern Duke Energy Entergy PPL Eversource Energy FirstEnergy Edison International Array Technologies (NASDAQ:ARRY) and Cleco (NYSE:CNL) are both small-cap electric utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor ARRY or CNL? In the previous week, Array Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Cleco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Array Technologies and 0 mentions for Cleco. Array Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Cleco's score of 0.00 indicating that Array Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Array Technologies Positive Cleco Neutral Is ARRY or CNL more profitable? Cleco has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Array Technologies' net margin of -21.21%. Array Technologies' return on equity of 1,227.67% beat Cleco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Array Technologies-21.21% 1,227.67% 9.83% Cleco N/A -129.04%-104.12% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARRY or CNL? Cleco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Array Technologies. Cleco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Array Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArray Technologies$915.81M1.24-$240.39M-$1.85-4.04ClecoN/AN/A-$19.13M-$0.34-28.74 Do analysts rate ARRY or CNL? Array Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $8.87, indicating a potential upside of 18.72%. Cleco has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.13%. Given Array Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Array Technologies is more favorable than Cleco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Array Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Cleco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 SummaryArray Technologies beats Cleco on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cleco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CNL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricClecoGold & silver ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$462.99M$653.18M$3.29B$20.66BDividend YieldN/A1.72%5.14%3.72%P/E Ratio-28.741.6292.7527.82Price / SalesN/A16.6631,218,733,196,606,800.0042.48Price / CashN/A39.3823.8922.32Price / BookN/A3.666.064.57Net Income-$19.13M-$316.80K$147.90M$989.30M Cleco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNLClecoN/A$9.77+120.5%$8.00-18.1%N/A$462.99MN/A-28.74N/AARRYArray Technologies3.0503 of 5 stars$7.88+1.2%$9.13+15.8%-31.0%$1.19B$915.81M-4.261,021UTLUnitil2.9008 of 5 stars$51.74-1.5%$55.00+6.3%-6.1%$853.98M$486.90M17.66520News CoveragePositive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.7218 of 5 stars$74.70+1.1%$84.55+13.2%-0.5%$152.09B$24.75B27.989,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeSOSouthern4.0829 of 5 stars$91.66+0.2%$92.93+1.4%+16.0%$100.57B$26.72B21.8828,600Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.535 of 5 stars$117.25-0.1%$126.88+8.2%+12.4%$91.18B$30.36B19.4426,413Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastETREntergy4.2715 of 5 stars$81.71-0.3%$86.25+5.6%+50.6%$35.29B$11.88B26.5312,267Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPPLPPL3.3104 of 5 stars$33.70-0.3%$36.70+8.9%+21.5%$24.99B$8.46B24.966,653News CoveragePositive NewsESEversource Energy3.6431 of 5 stars$64.40-0.2%$65.67+2.0%+10.6%$23.71B$11.90B27.7610,680Positive NewsFEFirstEnergy4.2045 of 5 stars$39.86-0.1%$46.00+15.4%+2.4%$23.02B$13.95B21.2012,294EIXEdison International4.9993 of 5 stars$50.49-3.9%$76.82+52.2%-31.2%$20.22B$17.60B7.1614,013Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Array Technologies Alternatives Unitil Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives Entergy Alternatives PPL Alternatives Eversource Energy Alternatives FirstEnergy Alternatives Edison International Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNL) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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