Financial Contrast: New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC) versus Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS:NHYDY)

Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS:NHYDY) and New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Norsk Hydro ASA and New Era Helium, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norsk Hydro ASA	0	3	1	1	2.60
New Era Helium	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Norsk Hydro ASA and New Era Helium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norsk Hydro ASA	4.37%	11.24%	5.84%
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Norsk Hydro ASA and New Era Helium”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Norsk Hydro ASA	$19.41 billion	0.65	$538.47 million	$0.45	14.09
New Era Helium	$530,024.00	11.88	-$13.78 million	N/A	N/A

Norsk Hydro ASA has higher revenue and earnings than New Era Helium.

Risk & Volatility

Norsk Hydro ASA has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Era Helium has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Norsk Hydro ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of New Era Helium shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Norsk Hydro ASA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of New Era Helium shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Norsk Hydro ASA beats New Era Helium on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Norsk Hydro ASA

Norsk Hydro ASA engages in the power production, bauxite extraction, alumina refining, aluminium smelting, and recycling activities; and provision of extruded solutions worldwide. It operates through Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Hydro Aluminium Metal, Hydro Metal Markets, Hydro Extrusions, and Hydro Energy segments. The Hydro Bauxite & Alumina segment engages in bauxite mining activities, production of alumina, and related commercial activities, primarily the sale of alumina. The Hydro Aluminium Metal segment is involved in the primary aluminum production casting activities. This segment principally offers extrusion ingots, foundry alloys, and sheet and standard ingots. The Metal Markets segment sells products from the company’s primary metal plants; operates recyclers; and trades in physical and financial metals. The Hydro Extrusions segment offers extrusion profiles, building systems, and precision tubing products for construction, automotive and heating, and ventilation and air conditioning sectors, as well as operates recycling facilities. The Hydro Energy segment engages in the trading and wholesale business in Brazil; energy sourcing operations; and operation of power stations in Norway, as well as renewable energy production, such as wind and solar, battery materials, and green hydrogen. Norsk Hydro ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

About New Era Helium

New Era Helium, Inc. is an exploration and production company that sources helium produced in association with the production of natural gas reserves in North America. The company was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.