Reviewing Cool Technologies (OTCMKTS:WARM) and Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)

Cool Technologies (OTCMKTS:WARM) and Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.9% of Cool Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of Rush Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Rush Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Cool Technologies and Rush Enterprises, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cool Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rush Enterprises	0	2	3	0	2.60

Rush Enterprises has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.04%. Given Rush Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rush Enterprises is more favorable than Cool Technologies.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cool Technologies and Rush Enterprises”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cool Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.43)	N/A
Rush Enterprises	$7.43 billion	0.83	$263.78 million	$3.31	24.11

Rush Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Cool Technologies. Cool Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rush Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Cool Technologies and Rush Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cool Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rush Enterprises	3.67%	11.65%	5.84%

Summary

Rush Enterprises beats Cool Technologies on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Rush Enterprises

Rush Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retailer of commercial vehicles and related services in the United States and Canada. The company operates a network of commercial vehicle dealerships under the Rush Truck Centers name. Its Rush Truck Centers primarily sell commercial vehicles manufactured by Peterbilt, International, Hino, Ford, Isuzu, IC Bus, Blue Bird, and Dennis Eagle. The company also offers new and used commercial vehicles, and aftermarket parts, as well as service and repair, financing, and leasing and rental services; and offers property and casualty insurance, including collision and liability insurance on commercial vehicles, cargo insurance, and credit life insurance products. In addition, it provides equipment installation and repair, parts installation, and paint and body repair services; new vehicle pre-delivery inspection, truck modification, and natural gas fuel system installation services, body, chassis upfitting, and component installation services; and vehicle telematics products, as well as sells new and used trailers, and tires for use on commercial vehicles. The company serves regional and national fleets, corporations, local and state governments, and owner-operators. It operates a network of centers located in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Ontario. Rush Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas.