Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Cleco (CNL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipTrendsBuy This Stock CNL vs. UTL, ARRY, NEE, SO, DUK, ETR, PPL, EIX, FE, and ESShould you be buying Cleco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cleco include Unitil (UTL), Array Technologies (ARRY), NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), Duke Energy (DUK), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Edison International (EIX), FirstEnergy (FE), and Eversource Energy (ES). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Cleco vs. Unitil Array Technologies NextEra Energy Southern Duke Energy Entergy PPL Edison International FirstEnergy Eversource Energy Unitil (NYSE:UTL) and Cleco (NYSE:CNL) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has better earnings and valuation, UTL or CNL? Unitil has higher revenue and earnings than Cleco. Cleco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unitil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnitil$494.80M1.93$47.10M$2.9320.04ClecoN/AN/A-$19.13M-$0.34-25.53 Do analysts prefer UTL or CNL? Unitil currently has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.34%. Cleco has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.83%. Given Unitil's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Unitil is more favorable than Cleco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unitil 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cleco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Does the media refer more to UTL or CNL? In the previous week, Unitil had 3 more articles in the media than Cleco. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Unitil and 1 mentions for Cleco. Unitil's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Cleco's score of 0.00 indicating that Unitil is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unitil 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cleco 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is UTL or CNL more profitable? Unitil has a net margin of 9.52% compared to Cleco's net margin of 0.00%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.36% beat Cleco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unitil9.52% 9.36% 2.75% Cleco N/A -129.04%-104.12% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UTL or CNL? 76.8% of Unitil shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Unitil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Cleco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UTL or CNL? Unitil received 221 more outperform votes than Cleco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.68% of users gave Unitil an outperform vote while only 60.94% of users gave Cleco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnitilOutperform Votes33861.68% Underperform Votes21038.32% ClecoOutperform Votes11760.94% Underperform Votes7539.06% SummaryUnitil beats Cleco on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Cleco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNL 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 CNL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricClecoGold & silver ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$462.99M$4.35B$3.09B$19.52BDividend YieldN/A1.80%5.14%3.76%P/E Ratio-25.7523.3077.7033.15Price / SalesN/A9.3724,351,377,058,410,700.0026.24Price / CashN/A21.1524.3417.55Price / BookN/A3.025.084.57Net Income-$19.13M$36.41M$153.99M$1.02B Cleco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNLCleco0.277 of 5 stars$8.66+95.3%$8.00-7.6%N/A$462.99MN/A-25.75N/AUTLUnitil2.3858 of 5 stars$55.54+0.6%$55.00-1.0%+10.2%$902.22M$494.80M18.95520News CoverageARRYArray Technologies3.9852 of 5 stars$5.47-3.9%$9.52+74.1%-67.3%$831.13M$915.81M-5.641,028Positive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.5672 of 5 stars$70.02-1.2%$85.92+22.7%+11.0%$144.03B$24.75B20.7816,800Positive NewsSOSouthern3.2913 of 5 stars$88.85-0.6%$91.46+2.9%+28.2%$97.46B$26.72B22.1627,700Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.2375 of 5 stars$118.12-0.8%$123.87+4.9%+26.2%$91.78B$30.36B20.6927,900Positive NewsETREntergy3.8381 of 5 stars$84.04+0.2%$84.75+0.8%+62.1%$36.20B$11.88B34.5112,177Positive NewsPPLPPL2.5634 of 5 stars$34.77+0.0%$35.27+1.5%+31.3%$25.67B$8.46B28.736,530EIXEdison International4.9746 of 5 stars$58.59+0.7%$76.82+31.1%-16.7%$22.56B$17.60B17.1813,000FEFirstEnergy4.2239 of 5 stars$39.03-1.3%$45.00+15.3%+4.7%$22.51B$13.47B25.1812,300ESEversource Energy4.0455 of 5 stars$60.90-0.1%$67.45+10.8%+4.0%$22.35B$11.90B26.369,630Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Unitil Alternatives Array Technologies Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives Entergy Alternatives PPL Alternatives Edison International Alternatives FirstEnergy Alternatives Eversource Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNL) was last updated on 4/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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