Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) & Cool (NYSE:CLCO) Financial Contrast

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) and Cool (NYSE:CLCO) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cool has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Excelerate Energy and Cool’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Excelerate Energy	$898.98 million	2.14	$30.41 million	$1.01	17.74
Cool	$343.52 million	1.35	$174.73 million	$1.86	6.25

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

Excelerate Energy currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.77%. Given Excelerate Energy’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than Cool.

Profitability

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

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

Dividends

Excelerate Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cool pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. Excelerate Energy pays out 9.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cool pays out 88.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats Cool on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.