Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.22 EPS

Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC) released its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.22, FiscalAI reports. Capital Clean Energy Carriers had a net margin of 56.56% and a return on equity of 7.54%. The business had revenue of $98.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $104.16 million.

Here are the key takeaways from Capital Clean Energy Carriers’ conference call:

• Contracted three state-of-the-art LNG carriers with deliveries in late 2028/early 2029, increasing CCEC’s exposure to modern, fuel‑efficient LNG tonnage and giving the company significant optionality as the market tightens.
• Delivered the Active—the world’s first 22,000 cbm Liquid CO2 multi‑gas carrier—which is already on a six‑month charter (blended TCE roughly $25k–$26k/ day if the extension is exercised), demonstrating revenue diversification into LCO2/LPG/ammonia trades.
• Reported Q4 net income from continued operations of $28.4 million, paid the $0.15 quarterly dividend (75th consecutive quarter), and closed the period with about $296 million of cash and roughly 49% net leverage while issuing an unsecured bond to refinance maturing debt and fund newbuilds.
• Market dynamics tightened sharply—spot LNG rates exceeded $100k/day in Q4 and spiked higher after the Middle East disruptions (short‑term round trips quoted near $300k)—which favors modern two‑stroke/newbuild owners and could lift term rates if the disruption persists.
• Continued pivot away from containers with 14 sales in 24 months and one remaining container vessel on a long‑term charter to 2033 (extendable), with management saying it will only sell the last unit if the transaction is accretive.

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of CCEC opened at $22.88 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.42. Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a 1-year low of $14.09 and a 1-year high of $24.83. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.37. The stock has a market cap of $1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.72 and a beta of 0.66.

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 3rd were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 3rd. Capital Clean Energy Carriers’s dividend payout ratio is 15.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. BTIG Research started coverage on Capital Clean Energy Carriers in a research report on Friday, December 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. Capital One Financial set a $25.00 target price on shares of Capital Clean Energy Carriers in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Capital Clean Energy Carriers from a “buy (b)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $25.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital Clean Energy Carriers

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Capital Clean Energy Carriers during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $127,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Clean Energy Carriers during the third quarter worth $382,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Capital Clean Energy Carriers by 10.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 17,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,621 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital Clean Energy Carriers by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 26,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $547,000 after purchasing an additional 651 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Capital Clean Energy Carriers by 59.8% during the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 131,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,065,000 after acquiring an additional 49,075 shares during the last quarter.

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Company Profile

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.