Head to Head Comparison: Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) & Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) and Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Euroseas and Capital Clean Energy Carriers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euroseas	0	0	1	1	3.50
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	0	0	1	0	3.00

Euroseas currently has a consensus price target of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.17%. Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Euroseas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Euroseas is more favorable than Capital Clean Energy Carriers.

Volatility & Risk

Euroseas has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Euroseas and Capital Clean Energy Carriers”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Euroseas	$205.17 million	1.68	$114.55 million	$15.23	3.22
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	$393.20 million	2.76	$47.21 million	N/A	N/A

Euroseas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Capital Clean Energy Carriers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euroseas	57.36%	38.07%	22.96%
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	24.89%	6.83%	2.26%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.3% of Euroseas shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of Euroseas shares are held by 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

Euroseas pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Euroseas pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Euroseas beats Capital Clean Energy Carriers on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Euroseas

Euroseas Ltd. provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates containerships that transport dry and refrigerated containerized cargoes, including manufactured products and perishables. As of March 31, 2024, it had a fleet of 20 containerships with a cargo carrying capacity of approximately 777,749 dwt. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Marousi, Greece.

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.