Analyzing Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) & Cool (NYSE:CLCO)

Cool (NYSE:CLCO) and Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Cool and Heidmar Maritime, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cool	0	3	0	0	2.00
Heidmar Maritime	1	0	1	0	2.00

Heidmar Maritime has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 327.35%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than Cool.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cool and Heidmar Maritime”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cool	$338.50 million	1.56	$98.14 million	$0.17	57.68
Heidmar Maritime	$28.95 million	2.35	$1.91 million	$0.01	117.00

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

20.7% of Cool shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Cool and Heidmar Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A
Heidmar Maritime	N/A	N/A	N/A

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. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Heidmar Maritime

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. provides commercial and pool management services to the dry bulk, crude oil, and refined petroleum product tanker markets worldwide. It offers tanker pool and commercial management, dry bulk pool and commercial management, and fuel services. The company also operates a platform to invest in tanker or drybulk vessels offering a range of customized services for the investor, as well as engages in the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels and newbuilds in the tanker and drybulk sectors. In addition, it develops and operates eFleetWatch, a digital platform in the commercial management space, which provides pool partners with access to the data that they require for their own reporting and monitoring of their vessels. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.