Cool (CLCO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, FLNG or CLCO?

FLEX LNG has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cool has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FLNG or CLCO more profitable?

FLEX LNG has a net margin of 25.33% compared to Cool's net margin of 0.00%. FLEX LNG's return on equity of 16.09% beat Cool's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FLEX LNG	25.33%	16.09%	5.04%
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer FLNG or CLCO?

In the previous week, FLEX LNG had 13 more articles in the media than Cool. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for FLEX LNG and 1 mentions for Cool. FLEX LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Cool's score of -1.00 indicating that FLEX LNG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FLEX LNG	Neutral
Cool	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FLNG or CLCO?

20.7% of Cool shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of FLEX LNG shares are owned 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FLNG or CLCO?

Cool has higher revenue and earnings than FLEX LNG.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FLEX LNG	$366.75M	3.71	$120.04M	$1.70	15.04
Cool	$379.01M	N/A	$174.73M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate FLNG or CLCO?

FLEX LNG presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.14%. Given FLEX LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe FLEX LNG is more favorable than Cool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FLEX LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cool	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FLNG or CLCO a better dividend stock?

FLEX LNG pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Cool pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.4%. FLEX LNG pays out 176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FLNG or CLCO?

FLEX LNG received 5 more outperform votes than Cool when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Cool an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave FLEX LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FLEX LNG	Outperform Votes 6 25.00%	Underperform Votes 18 75.00%
Cool	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

FLEX LNG beats Cool on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.