Analyzing Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) & Box Ships (OTCMKTS:TEUFF)

Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) and Box Ships (OTCMKTS:TEUFF) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Box Ships has a beta of -0.63, indicating that its stock price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Capital Clean Energy Carriers and Box Ships’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	25.79%	9.72%	3.24%
Box Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Capital Clean Energy Carriers and Box Ships”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	$360.59 million	2.87	$47.21 million	$1.30	14.36
Box Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Box Ships.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Capital Clean Energy Carriers and Box Ships, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	0	0	1	1	3.50
Box Ships	0	0	0	0	0.00

Capital Clean Energy Carriers presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.84%. Given Capital Clean Energy Carriers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Capital Clean Energy Carriers is more favorable than Box Ships.

Summary

Capital Clean Energy Carriers beats Box Ships on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Capital Clean Energy Carriers

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., a shipping company, provides marine transportation services in Greece. The company’s vessels provide a range of cargoes, including liquefied natural gas, containerized goods, and cargo under short-term voyage charters, and medium to long-term time charters. It owns vessels, including Neo-Panamax container vessels, Panamax container vessels, cape-size bulk carrier, and LNG carriers. In addition, the company produces and distributes oil and natural gas, including biofuels, motor oil, lubricants, petrol, crudes, liquefied natural gas, marine fuels, natural gas liquids, and petrochemicals. It serves as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Capital Product Partners L.P. and changed its name to Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. in August 2024. Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Piraeus, Greece. Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.

About Box Ships

Box Ships Inc. provides commercial management services to shipping companies worldwide. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Voula, Greece.