Head-To-Head Comparison: Cool Technologies (OTCMKTS:WARM) and DNOW (NYSE:DNOW)

DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) and Cool Technologies (OTCMKTS:WARM) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.6% of DNOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Cool Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of DNOW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for DNOW and Cool Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DNOW	0	1	1	0	2.50
Cool Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

DNOW presently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.73%. Given DNOW’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe DNOW is more favorable than Cool Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares DNOW and Cool Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DNOW	9.70%	9.93%	6.80%
Cool Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares DNOW and Cool Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNOW	$2.34 billion	0.63	$247.00 million	$2.07	6.64
Cool Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.43)	N/A

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

Summary

DNOW beats Cool Technologies on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DNOW

DNOW Inc. distributes downstream energy and industrial products for petroleum refining, chemical processing, LNG terminals, power generation utilities, and customer on-site locations in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company provides consumable maintenance, repair, and operating supplies; pipes, manual and automated valves, fittings, flanges, gaskets, fasteners, electrical instrumentations, artificial lift, pumping solutions, valve actuation and modular process, and measurement and control equipment; and mill supplies, tools, safety supplies, and personal protective equipment, as well as artificial lift systems, coatings, and miscellaneous expendable items. It also offers original equipment manufacturer equipment, including pumps, generator sets, air compressors, dryers, blowers, mixers, and valves; modular oil and gas tank battery solutions; and application systems, work processes, parts integration, optimization solutions, and after-sales support services. In addition, the company provides supply chain and materials management; inventory planning and management, procurement, and warehouse management, as well as solutions for logistics, point of issue technology, project management, business process, and performance metrics reporting services. It serves customers in the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the energy industry, including drilling contractors, well-servicing companies, independent and national oil and gas companies, midstream operators, and refineries, as well as petrochemical, chemical, utilities, RNG facilities, and other downstream energy processors; and industrial and manufacturing companies. The company was formerly known as NOW Inc. and changed its name to DNOW Inc. in January 2024. DNOW Inc. was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Cool Technologies

Cool Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and commercializes mobile power generation and heat dispersion technologies worldwide. The company's mobile power generation system enables work trucks to generate electric power by running an in-chassis generator. Its heat dispersion technology is based on proprietary composite heat structures and heat pipe architecture for use in various product platforms, such as electric motors, pumps, turbines, bearings, and vehicle components. The company was formerly known as HPEV, Inc. and changed its name to Cool Technologies, Inc. in August 2015. Cool Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.