Head to Head Contrast: Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) vs. A.P. Moller-Maersk (OTCMKTS:AMKBY)

Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) and A.P. Moller-Maersk (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	$369.41 million	3.37	$193.63 million	$3.19	6.69
A.P. Moller-Maersk	$55.48 billion	0.57	$6.11 billion	$2.19	4.53

A.P. Moller-Maersk has higher revenue and earnings than Capital Clean Energy Carriers. A.P. Moller-Maersk 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.

Profitability

This table compares Capital Clean Energy Carriers and A.P. Moller-Maersk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	55.58%	10.70%	3.53%
A.P. Moller-Maersk	12.11%	12.33%	8.09%

Dividends

Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. A.P. Moller-Maersk pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A.P. Moller-Maersk pays out 23.7% 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Capital Clean Energy Carriers and A.P. Moller-Maersk, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital Clean Energy Carriers	0	1	2	0	2.67
A.P. Moller-Maersk	5	2	0	1	1.63

Capital Clean Energy Carriers currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.78%. Given Capital Clean Energy Carriers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Capital Clean Energy Carriers is more favorable than A.P. Moller-Maersk.

Volatility & Risk

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A.P. Moller-Maersk has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Capital Clean Energy Carriers beats A.P. Moller-Maersk on 8 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 A.P. Moller-Maersk

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs. The Logistics & Services segment offers integrated transportation solutions; fulfillment and management solutions, such as landside and air transportation; warehousing, distribution, and depot services; and supply chain management, cold chain logistics, and custom brokerage services. The Terminals segment engages in gateway terminal activities. The Towage & Maritime Services segment provides offshore towage and marine services under the Svitzer brand; reefer containers; offshore supply services; trading; and marine services and integrated solutions to the energy sector. It also offers digital solutions that offer booking, managing, tracking of shipments, and other related activities. The company serves fashion and lifestyle, retail, automotive, chemicals, technology, and FMCG industries. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.