Analysts Set Expectations for NFE Q1 Earnings

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:NFE) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for New Fortress Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.05 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for New Fortress Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for New Fortress Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS.

New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $679.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $613.24 million. New Fortress Energy had a net margin of 7.84% and a return on equity of 15.60%.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on NFE. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded New Fortress Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $11.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on New Fortress Energy from $23.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on New Fortress Energy from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, New Fortress Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.60.

New Fortress Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NFE opened at $8.51 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $12.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.45. New Fortress Energy has a 1 year low of $7.58 and a 1 year high of $32.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.06, a current ratio of 0.38 and a quick ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a PE ratio of 9.35 and a beta of 1.58.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Christopher S. Guinta purchased 5,000 shares of New Fortress Energy stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $8.57 per share, with a total value of $42,850.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 206,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,771,016.21. The trade was a 2.48 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 37.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of New Fortress Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. KBC Group NV boosted its position in New Fortress Energy by 116.9% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 1,852 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of New Fortress Energy by 344.6% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 2,767 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in New Fortress Energy by 2,156.0% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 1,962 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in New Fortress Energy by 148.5% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 2,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of New Fortress Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $64,000. 58.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

New Fortress Energy Company Profile

New Fortress Energy Inc operates as an integrated gas-to-power energy infrastructure company that provides energy and development services to end-users worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Terminals and Infrastructure, and Ships. The Terminals and Infrastructure segment engages in the natural gas procurement and liquefaction; and shipping, logistics, facilities and conversion, or development of natural gas-fired power generation.