Critical Analysis: Clover Leaf Capital (CLOE) vs. Its Peers

Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE) is one of 34 public companies in the “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Clover Leaf Capital to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.5% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of shares of all “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies are held by institutional investors. 81.2% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of shares of all “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Clover Leaf Capital has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clover Leaf Capital’s rivals have a beta of 1.01, indicating that their average share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Clover Leaf Capital and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clover Leaf Capital	0	0	0	0	N/A
Clover Leaf Capital Competitors	244	1018	2151	64	2.59

As a group, “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 18.14%. Given Clover Leaf Capital’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clover Leaf Capital has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Clover Leaf Capital and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	N/A	-9.57%
Clover Leaf Capital Competitors	-121.55%	-52.97%	-23.45%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Clover Leaf Capital and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	-$1.05 million	-54.35
Clover Leaf Capital Competitors	$4.23 billion	$97.61 million	-14.51

Clover Leaf Capital’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Clover Leaf Capital. Clover Leaf Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Clover Leaf Capital rivals beat Clover Leaf Capital on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Clover Leaf Capital

Clover Leaf Capital Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and other business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire companies operating in the cannabis industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida.