Reviewing Cool (CLCO) and Its Competitors

Cool (NYSE:CLCO) is one of 30 public companies in the “Water transportation” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Cool to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cool and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cool	$190.69 million	$85.74 million	N/A
Cool Competitors	$2.63 billion	-$496.50 million	10.85

Cool’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Cool.

Dividends

Cool pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. As a group, “Water transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 18.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Cool and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cool Competitors	13.31%	-27.76%	5.31%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Cool and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cool	0	0	1	0	3.00
Cool Competitors	330	1234	1968	49	2.48

As a group, “Water transportation” companies have a potential upside of 31.89%. Given Cool’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cool has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

20.7% of Cool shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of shares of all “Water transportation” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of shares of all “Water transportation” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cool competitors beat Cool on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Cool

Cool Company Ltd. engages in the ownership, operation, and management of liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs) that provides supply chain support solutions for energy industry. The company owns and operates a fleet of LNGCs, including tri-fuel diesel electric vessels; and floating storage and regasification units for third parties. Cool Company Ltd. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.