Clover Leaf Capital (CLOE) & Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE) is one of 32 public companies in the “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Clover Leaf Capital to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Clover Leaf Capital and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	N/A	-9.57%
Clover Leaf Capital Competitors	-127.28%	-53.48%	-22.92%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Clover Leaf Capital and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clover Leaf Capital	0	0	0	0	N/A
Clover Leaf Capital Competitors	241	999	2096	64	2.58

As a group, “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 17.61%. Given Clover Leaf Capital’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clover Leaf Capital has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.5% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies are held by institutional investors. 73.0% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of shares of all “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Clover Leaf Capital has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clover Leaf Capital’s peers have a beta of 0.92, indicating that their average stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Clover Leaf Capital and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	-$1.05 million	-54.35
Clover Leaf Capital Competitors	$4.60 billion	$106.31 million	31.22

Clover Leaf Capital’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Clover Leaf Capital. Clover Leaf Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Clover Leaf Capital peers beat Clover Leaf Capital on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

Clover Leaf Capital Company Profile

Clover Leaf Capital Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and other business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire companies operating in the cannabis industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida.