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 ForecastsCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipTrends CNL vs. UTL, ARRY, NEE, SO, DUK, EIX, PPL, FE, ES, and ETRShould 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), Edison International (EIX), PPL (PPL), FirstEnergy (FE), Eversource Energy (ES), and Entergy (ETR). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Cleco vs. Unitil Array Technologies NextEra Energy Southern Duke Energy Edison International PPL FirstEnergy Eversource Energy Entergy Cleco (NYSE:CNL) and Unitil (NYSE:UTL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk. Do analysts rate CNL or UTL? Cleco presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.90%. Given Cleco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cleco is more favorable than Unitil.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cleco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Unitil 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor CNL or UTL? In the previous week, Unitil had 1 more articles in the media than Cleco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Unitil and 2 mentions for Cleco. Unitil's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Cleco's score of 0.00 indicating that Unitil is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cleco 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Unitil 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CNL or UTL? 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 RatioClecoN/AN/A-$19.13M-$0.34-12.12Unitil$496.90M1.75$45.20M$2.9318.35 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNL or UTL? Unitil received 222 more outperform votes than Cleco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.79% of users gave Unitil an outperform vote while only 61.05% of users gave Cleco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClecoOutperform Votes11661.05% Underperform Votes7438.95% UnitilOutperform Votes33861.79% Underperform Votes20938.21% Is CNL or UTL more profitable? Unitil has a net margin of 9.46% compared to Cleco's net margin of 0.00%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.43% beat Cleco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ClecoN/A -129.04% -104.12% Unitil 9.46%9.43%2.79% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CNL or UTL? 76.8% of Unitil shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Cleco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Unitil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryUnitil beats Cleco on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe #1 Coin for November 2024Grayscale Investments just announced a new fund offering access to a HOT new DeFi coin… And thanks to this newly established trust, I believe this coin could skyrocket up to 150x+ in the next 30 days alone! I've compiled everything you need to know about this once-in-a-lifetime DeFi project into a brand-new comprehensive guide… You can get access to the report by clicking here now… 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$319.67M$3.38B$2.85B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A2.04%5.02%3.63%P/E Ratio-12.1212.54112.7241.26Price / SalesN/A8.37800,113.1317.51Price / CashN/A21.9024.4121.28Price / BookN/A2.533.415.32Net Income-$19.13M$2.05M$152.72M$989.88M Cleco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNLCleco1.1245 of 5 stars$4.12+5.9%$7.00+69.9%N/A$319.67MN/A-12.12N/AAnalyst ForecastUTLUnitil3.4606 of 5 stars$56.91+0.1%N/A+4.7%$921.37M$557.10M19.40536News CoveragePositive NewsARRYArray Technologies4.0516 of 5 stars$5.26-4.9%$11.57+120.0%-67.5%$799.22M$982.19M-5.701,028Analyst ForecastNEENextEra Energy4.9385 of 5 stars$73.52-0.1%$87.15+18.5%+20.3%$151.19B$26.25B21.7816,800SOSouthern4.271 of 5 stars$82.72-0.6%$90.14+9.0%+19.4%$90.63B$26.43B19.3528,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.7686 of 5 stars$108.14-0.6%$122.23+13.0%+12.4%$83.54B$30.21B20.0027,037Analyst RevisionEIXEdison International4.9881 of 5 stars$82.02+0.2%$88.75+8.2%+15.4%$31.75B$17.32B24.0114,375Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPPLPPL3.7237 of 5 stars$32.72+1.3%$34.09+4.2%+22.9%$24.15B$8.31B28.836,629Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageFEFirstEnergy4.4113 of 5 stars$40.18-0.2%$46.27+15.2%+9.5%$23.16B$12.87B25.9012,042Dividend AnnouncementESEversource Energy4.5404 of 5 stars$58.74-1.3%$68.38+16.4%-6.5%$21.52B$11.91B-37.9110,171Analyst UpgradePositive NewsETREntergy4.716 of 5 stars$75.40+1.6%$77.40+2.7%+50.7%$16.17B$12.15B9.0412,177Analyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Unitil Alternatives Array Technologies Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives Edison International Alternatives PPL Alternatives FirstEnergy Alternatives Eversource Energy Alternatives Entergy 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:CNL) 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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