Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) versus Cool (NYSE:CLCO) Head-To-Head Review

Cool (NYSE:CLCO) and Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Cool and Excelerate Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cool	0	0	0	0	N/A
Excelerate Energy	1	1	4	0	2.50

Excelerate Energy has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.70%. Given Excelerate Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than Cool.

Volatility and Risk

Cool has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cool and Excelerate Energy’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cool	$379.01 million	N/A	$174.73 million	N/A	N/A
Excelerate Energy	$898.98 million	2.19	$30.41 million	$1.01	18.20

Cool has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Excelerate Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.7% of Cool shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Excelerate Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Cool pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Excelerate Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Excelerate Energy pays out 9.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Cool and Excelerate Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A
Excelerate Energy	3.40%	1.68%	1.07%

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats Cool on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cool

Cool Company Ltd. engages in the acquisition, ownership, operation, and chartering of liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). As of December 31, 2023, it owned a fleet of eleven LNGCs, including seven modern tri-fuel diesel electric vessels; two modern 2-stroke and two TFDE vessels; and managed 17 LNGCs and floating storage and regasification units for third parties. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.