Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM – Get Free Report) and New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Exxon Mobil and New Fortress Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Exxon Mobil | 9.17% | 11.34% | 6.79% |
| New Fortress Energy | -24.33% | -13.50% | -1.99% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Exxon Mobil and New Fortress Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Exxon Mobil | $349.59 billion | 1.32 | $33.68 billion | $7.04 | 15.42 |
| New Fortress Energy | $2.36 billion | 0.26 | -$249.04 million | ($2.25) | -1.00 |
Exxon Mobil has higher revenue and earnings than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exxon Mobil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Exxon Mobil and New Fortress Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Exxon Mobil | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2.43 |
| New Fortress Energy | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
Exxon Mobil presently has a consensus price target of $125.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.16%. New Fortress Energy has a consensus price target of $7.8750, suggesting a potential upside of 250.00%. Given New Fortress Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe New Fortress Energy is more favorable than Exxon Mobil.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Exxon Mobil beats New Fortress Energy on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas. The Energy Products segment offers fuels, aromatics, catalysts, and licensing services. It sells its products under the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands. The Chemical Products segment manufactures and markets petrochemicals, including olefins, polyolefins, and intermediates. The Specialty Products segment offers performance products, including lubricants, basestocks, waxes, synthetics, elastomers, and resins. The company is also involved in the manufacturing, trade, transport, and selling crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, and other specialty products in pursuit of lower-emission business opportunities, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, lower-emission fuels, and lithium. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Spring, Texas.
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.
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