Head-To-Head Survey: Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) versus OceanPal (NASDAQ:OP)

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	$369.41 million	2.84	$193.63 million	$2.56	7.02
OceanPal	$5.27 billion	0.00	-$1.98 million	($2.64)	-0.29

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

Risk & Volatility

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OceanPal has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	46.85%	9.76%	3.16%
OceanPal	-37.37%	-10.69%	-10.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Capital Clean Energy Carriers and OceanPal, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	0	1	2	0	2.67
OceanPal	0	0	0	0	0.00

Capital Clean Energy Carriers currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.63%. Given Capital Clean Energy Carriers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Capital Clean Energy Carriers is more favorable than OceanPal.

Dividends

Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. OceanPal pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 265.3%. Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OceanPal pays out -75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. OceanPal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Capital Clean Energy Carriers beats OceanPal on 10 of the 14 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 OceanPal

OceanPal Inc. provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates dry bulk carriers that transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal, and grains, as well as minor bulks, including bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet consisted of five dry bulk carriers, which include three Panamaxes and two Capesize vessels with a cargo carrying capacity of approximately 572,599 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.