Core & Main (NYSE:CNM – Get Free Report) and Cool Technologies (OTCMKTS:WARM – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
94.2% of Core & Main shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Cool Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Core & Main shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Core & Main and Cool Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Core & Main | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2.58 |
| Cool Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Core & Main and Cool Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Core & Main | 5.87% | 26.17% | 8.58% |
| Cool Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Core & Main and Cool Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Core & Main | $7.65 billion | 1.16 | $441.00 million | $2.36 | 19.50 |
| Cool Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.43) | N/A |
Core & Main has higher revenue and earnings than Cool Technologies. Cool Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core & Main, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Core & Main beats Cool Technologies on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Core & Main
Core & Main, Inc. is a specialty distributor focused on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, and related services. The company provides infrastructure solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential, and residential end markets, nationwide. The company was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.
About Cool Technologies
Cool Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and commercializes mobile power generation and heat dispersion technologies worldwide. The company's mobile power generation system enables work trucks to generate electric power by running an in-chassis generator. Its heat dispersion technology is based on proprietary composite heat structures and heat pipe architecture for use in various product platforms, such as electric motors, pumps, turbines, bearings, and vehicle components. The company was formerly known as HPEV, Inc. and changed its name to Cool Technologies, Inc. in August 2015. Cool Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
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