Q1 Earnings Estimate for NFE Issued By Capital One Financial

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:NFE) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for New Fortress Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now expects that the company will earn ($0.09) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. 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 Q1 2025 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS.

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

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on NFE. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of New Fortress Energy from $23.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $8.00 target price on shares of New Fortress Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on New Fortress Energy from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, New Fortress Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.00.

New Fortress Energy Price Performance

New Fortress Energy stock opened at $5.46 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.06, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.38. New Fortress Energy has a 52 week low of $4.94 and a 52 week high of $30.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.00 and a beta of 1.52. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $11.00 and a 200-day moving average of $11.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On New Fortress Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in New Fortress Energy by 58.4% during the fourth quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 92,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,400,000 after acquiring an additional 34,142 shares during the last quarter. American Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in New Fortress Energy by 64.8% during the fourth quarter. American Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 188,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,843,000 after purchasing an additional 73,947 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its holdings in New Fortress Energy by 16.0% in the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 27,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,000 after purchasing an additional 3,778 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in New Fortress Energy by 40.4% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 197,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,985,000 after buying an additional 56,760 shares during the period. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of New Fortress Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $242,000. 58.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at New Fortress Energy

In other news, CFO Christopher S. Guinta bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,771,016.21. This trade represents a 2.48 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 37.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About New Fortress Energy

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.