Cool (CLCO) Competitors

Cool (NYSE:CLCO) and FLEX LNG (NYSE:FLNG) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media refer more to CLCO or FLNG?

In the previous week, FLEX LNG had 1 more articles in the media than Cool. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FLEX LNG and 0 mentions for Cool. Cool's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat FLEX LNG's score of 0.25 indicating that Cool is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cool	Very Positive
FLEX LNG	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CLCO or FLNG?

Cool has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FLEX LNG has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLCO or FLNG?

FLEX LNG received 5 more outperform votes than Cool when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Cool an outperform vote while only 23.08% of users gave FLEX LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cool	Outperform Votes 1 50.00%	Underperform Votes 1 50.00%
FLEX LNG	Outperform Votes 6 23.08%	Underperform Votes 20 76.92%

Is CLCO or FLNG more profitable?

FLEX LNG has a net margin of 33.03% compared to Cool's net margin of 0.00%. FLEX LNG's return on equity of 15.61% beat Cool's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A
FLEX LNG	33.03%	15.61%	4.86%

Do analysts prefer CLCO or FLNG?

FLEX LNG has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.86%. Given FLEX LNG's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FLEX LNG is more favorable than Cool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cool	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FLEX LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CLCO or FLNG?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cool	$333.65M	0.87	$174.73M	$0.68	7.96
FLEX LNG	$356.35M	3.41	$117.68M	$2.18	10.36

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLCO or FLNG?

20.7% of Cool shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of FLEX LNG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CLCO or FLNG a better dividend stock?

Cool pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. FLEX LNG pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Cool pays out 88.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FLEX LNG pays out 137.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

FLEX LNG beats Cool on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.