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. ARRY, UTL, 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 Array Technologies (ARRY), Unitil (UTL), 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. Array Technologies Unitil NextEra Energy Southern Duke Energy Entergy PPL Edison International FirstEnergy Eversource Energy Cleco (NYSE:CNL) and Array Technologies (NASDAQ:ARRY) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking. Does the media favor CNL or ARRY? In the previous week, Array Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Cleco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Array Technologies and 2 mentions for Cleco. Array Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Cleco's score of 0.00 indicating that Array Technologies 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 Array Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CNL or ARRY more profitable? Cleco has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Array Technologies' net margin of -9.59%. Array Technologies' return on equity of 75.57% beat Cleco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ClecoN/A -129.04% -104.12% Array Technologies -9.59%75.57%8.71% Do analysts prefer CNL or ARRY? Cleco currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.72%. Array Technologies has a consensus target price of $11.19, suggesting a potential upside of 49.81%. Given Array Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Array Technologies is more favorable than Cleco.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) 3.33Array Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CNL or ARRY? Array Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Cleco. Cleco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Array Technologies, 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-$0.34-15.06Array Technologies$1.58B0.72$137.24M-$0.97-7.70 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNL or ARRY? Array Technologies received 477 more outperform votes than Cleco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.41% of users gave Array Technologies an outperform vote while only 61.05% of users gave Cleco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClecoOutperform Votes11661.05% Underperform Votes7438.95% Array TechnologiesOutperform Votes59366.41% Underperform Votes30033.59% SummaryArray Technologies beats Cleco on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$370.94M$3.88B$3.09B$20.37BDividend YieldN/A2.02%5.06%3.62%P/E Ratio-14.6513.63109.9942.15Price / SalesN/A9.88722,925.5816.67Price / CashN/A20.9824.4020.36Price / BookN/A2.783.795.93Net Income-$19.13M$1.18M$153.01M$1.01B Cleco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNLCleco1.633 of 5 stars$5.12+15.5%$7.00+36.7%N/A$370.94MN/A-14.65N/ANews CoverageARRYArray Technologies4.2389 of 5 stars$7.15-0.1%$11.19+56.5%-47.3%$1.09B$1.58B-7.371,028UTLUnitil3.6107 of 5 stars$54.80+0.1%N/A+5.8%$887.23M$557.10M18.70520Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageNEENextEra Energy4.8222 of 5 stars$70.83-0.8%$87.15+23.0%+19.1%$145.66B$28.11B20.9616,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsSOSouthern4.0475 of 5 stars$83.92+0.0%$90.14+7.4%+19.8%$91.95B$25.25B19.5228,100Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.0699 of 5 stars$109.34+0.3%$122.23+11.8%+15.6%$84.47B$29.06B20.1027,037Short Interest ↓Positive NewsETREntergy4.7045 of 5 stars$82.16+1.0%$77.37-5.8%+59.2%$35.23B$12.15B20.0112,177Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePPLPPL3.848 of 5 stars$33.27+0.3%$34.09+2.5%+26.2%$24.55B$8.31B29.716,629EIXEdison International4.9973 of 5 stars$62.72+2.6%$83.58+33.3%-17.6%$24.28B$16.34B18.3914,375High Trading VolumeFEFirstEnergy4.28 of 5 stars$39.92-0.4%$46.27+15.9%+8.0%$23.01B$12.87B25.7612,042ESEversource Energy3.9314 of 5 stars$57.91-0.4%$68.38+18.1%+4.0%$21.22B$11.91B-36.8810,171Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Array Technologies Alternatives Unitil 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 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 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Big Tech dead?China just threw a “$5.5 million” curveball called Deep Seek to Silicon Valley and the timing of it is no coin...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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