Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) vs. Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) Critical Survey

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Capital Clean Energy Carriers and Euroseas”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	$393.20 million	2.63	$47.21 million	N/A	N/A
Euroseas	$205.17 million	1.69	$114.55 million	$15.23	3.24

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

Dividends

Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Euroseas pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Euroseas pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Capital Clean Energy Carriers and Euroseas, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Capital Clean Energy Carriers currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.65%. Euroseas has a consensus price target of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.33%. Given Capital Clean Energy Carriers’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Capital Clean Energy Carriers is more favorable than Euroseas.

Volatility & Risk

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

Summary

Euroseas beats Capital Clean Energy Carriers on 9 of the 15 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 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.