New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE – Get Free Report) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares New Fortress Energy and Golar LNG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Fortress Energy | -24.33% | -13.42% | -2.02% |
| Golar LNG | 1.04% | 6.82% | 3.98% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares New Fortress Energy and Golar LNG”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Fortress Energy | $2.36 billion | 0.26 | -$249.04 million | ($2.25) | -0.99 |
| Golar LNG | $260.37 million | 17.12 | $50.84 million | $0.03 | 1,421.00 |
Golar LNG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for New Fortress Energy and Golar LNG, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Fortress Energy | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Golar LNG | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.29 |
New Fortress Energy currently has a consensus price target of $10.17, indicating a potential upside of 355.90%. Golar LNG has a consensus price target of $49.70, indicating a potential upside of 16.58%. Given New Fortress Energy’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe New Fortress Energy is more favorable than Golar LNG.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Golar LNG beats New Fortress Energy on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. The Ships segment offers floating storage and regasification units (FRSU) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers which are leased to customers under long-term or spot arrangements. The company operates LNG storage and regasification facility at the Port of Montego Bay, Jamaica; marine LNG storage and regasification facility in Old Harbour, Jamaica; Dual-fired combined heat and power facility in Clarendon, Jamaica; landed micro-fuel handling facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and LNG receiving facility and gas-fired power plant in Baja Califrnia Sur, Mexico, as well as a Miami facility. New Fortress Energy Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.
About Golar LNG
Golar LNG Limited designs, converts, owns, and operates marine infrastructure for the liquefaction of natural gas. The company operates through three segments: FLNG, Corporate and Other, and Shipping. It engages in the regasification, storage, and offloading of liquefied natural gas (LNG); operation of floating liquefaction natural gas (FLNG) vessels or projects; transportation of LNG carriers; and vessel management activities. Golar LNG Limited was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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