Head to Head Review: Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) vs. Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT)

Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT) and Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Intercont (Cayman) and Capital Clean Energy Carriers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercont (Cayman)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	56.56%	7.54%	2.58%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Intercont (Cayman) and Capital Clean Energy Carriers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercont (Cayman)	1	0	0	0	1.00
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	0	1	4	0	2.80

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a consensus price target of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Given Capital Clean Energy Carriers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Capital Clean Energy Carriers is more favorable than Intercont (Cayman).

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Intercont (Cayman) and Capital Clean Energy Carriers”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intercont (Cayman)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	$369.41 million	3.40	$193.63 million	$4.00	5.38

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Intercont (Cayman).

Summary

Capital Clean Energy Carriers beats Intercont (Cayman) on 7 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intercont (Cayman)

Intercont (Cayman) Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of global maritime shipping services through its subsidiaries. Its services include time chartering and vessel management. The company was founded on July 4, 2023 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

About Capital Clean Energy Carriers

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., a shipping company, provides marine transportation services in Greece. The company’s vessels provide a range of cargoes, including liquefied natural gas, containerized goods, and cargo under short-term voyage charters, and medium to long-term time charters. It owns vessels, including Neo-Panamax container vessels, Panamax container vessels, cape-size bulk carrier, and LNG carriers. In addition, the company produces and distributes oil and natural gas, including biofuels, motor oil, lubricants, petrol, crudes, liquefied natural gas, marine fuels, natural gas liquids, and petrochemicals. It serves as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Capital Product Partners L.P. and changed its name to Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. in August 2024. Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Piraeus, Greece. Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.