Cool (CLCO) Competitors $7.38 +0.09 (+1.23%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CLCO vs. NAT, KNOP, DLNG, EDRY, USEA, OMEX, RCL, CCL, VIK, and BIPShould you be buying Cool stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cool include Nordic American Tankers (NAT), KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG), EuroDry (EDRY), United Maritime (USEA), Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Viking (VIK), and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP). These companies are all part of the "water transportation" industry. Cool vs. Nordic American Tankers KNOT Offshore Partners Dynagas LNG Partners EuroDry United Maritime Odyssey Marine Exploration Royal Caribbean Cruises Carnival Co. & Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) and Cool (NYSE:CLCO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate NAT or CLCO? Nordic American Tankers presently has a consensus price target of $3.75, suggesting a potential upside of 53.69%. Given Nordic American Tankers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Nordic American Tankers is more favorable than Cool.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nordic American Tankers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cool 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, NAT or CLCO? Nordic American Tankers has a beta of -0.26, suggesting that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cool has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NAT or CLCO more profitable? Nordic American Tankers has a net margin of 26.41% compared to Cool's net margin of 0.00%. Nordic American Tankers' return on equity of 11.95% beat Cool's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nordic American Tankers26.41% 11.95% 7.29% Cool N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to NAT or CLCO? In the previous week, Nordic American Tankers had 4 more articles in the media than Cool. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nordic American Tankers and 1 mentions for Cool. Cool's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Nordic American Tankers' score of 0.14 indicating that Cool is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nordic American Tankers 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cool 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NAT or CLCO? Cool has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nordic American Tankers. Cool is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordic American Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNordic American Tankers$367.47M1.39$98.71M$0.298.41Cool$333.65M0.88$174.73M$1.335.55 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NAT or CLCO? 44.3% of Nordic American Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Cool shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Nordic American Tankers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NAT or CLCO? Nordic American Tankers received 335 more outperform votes than Cool when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Cool an outperform vote while only 50.30% of users gave Nordic American Tankers an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNordic American TankersOutperform Votes33650.30% Underperform Votes33249.70% CoolOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Is NAT or CLCO a better dividend stock? Nordic American Tankers pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Cool pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Nordic American Tankers pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cool pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cool is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryNordic American Tankers beats Cool on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Cool News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLCO 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CLCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCoolWater transportation IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$295.27M$8.11B$303.23B$19.19BDividend Yield8.23%6.03%4.47%3.62%P/E Ratio5.5525.2917.8141.30Price / Sales0.882.5955.7717.51Price / Cash1.226.5613.0321.28Price / Book0.373.712.115.32Net Income$174.73M$113.02M$577.06M$989.88M7 Day Performance1.10%-2.91%-2.46%-3.54%1 Month Performance-16.14%-8.62%-4.58%-4.73%1 Year Performance-41.84%-0.57%-0.97%11.57% Cool Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLCOCool1.7483 of 5 stars$7.38+1.2%N/A-40.3%$295.27M$333.65M5.551,647Positive NewsNATNordic American Tankers4.0766 of 5 stars$2.59-1.9%$3.75+44.8%-44.0%$540.78M$367.47M9.1017Ex-DividendKNOPKNOT Offshore Partners1.5653 of 5 stars$5.60-1.9%N/A-10.5%$192.06M$300.37M-13.281DLNGDynagas LNG PartnersN/A$4.45-2.6%N/A+62.1%$163.76M$148.88M4.332,020Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEDRYEuroDryN/A$11.73-4.8%N/A-44.5%$33.31M$47.59M-5.60N/APositive NewsUSEAUnited Maritime0.7532 of 5 stars$1.81-3.7%$6.00+231.5%-30.4%$16.02M$36.07M-7.235OMEXOdyssey Marine ExplorationN/A$0.32-8.2%N/A-89.9%$6.98M$800,000.000.0010Analyst ForecastGap DownRCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.4917 of 5 stars$241.99-1.3%$239.75-0.9%+87.6%$65.07B$13.90B25.2098,200Gap UpCCLCarnival Co. &4.2934 of 5 stars$25.94+0.2%$26.62+2.6%+39.6%$29.94B$24.48B23.3892,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpVIKViking2.6487 of 5 stars$46.45+2.1%$41.92-9.8%N/A$20.04B$4.71B0.009,500Analyst ForecastBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.7684 of 5 stars$32.46-0.8%$40.20+23.8%-0.2%$14.99B$17.93B-86.1152,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nordic American Tankers Alternatives KNOT Offshore Partners Alternatives Dynagas LNG Partners Alternatives EuroDry Alternatives United Maritime Alternatives Odyssey Marine Exploration Alternatives Royal Caribbean Cruises Alternatives Carnival Co. & Alternatives Viking Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CLCO) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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