Head to Head Comparison: New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) vs. Teekay (NYSE:TK)

Teekay (NYSE:TK) and New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Teekay and New Fortress Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Fortress Energy	-48.94%	-22.72%	-3.15%

Risk and Volatility

Teekay has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.7% of Teekay shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Teekay shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Teekay and New Fortress Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay	1	0	0	0	1.00
New Fortress Energy	3	4	3	0	2.00

New Fortress Energy has a consensus target price of $7.88, indicating a potential upside of 550.83%. Given New Fortress Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe New Fortress Energy is more favorable than Teekay.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Teekay and New Fortress Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teekay	$992.52 million	0.95	$133.77 million	$1.41	7.26
New Fortress Energy	$2.36 billion	0.15	-$249.04 million	($3.83)	-0.32

Teekay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About Teekay

Teekay Corporation engages in the international crude oil and other marine transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates crude oil and refined product tankers. It also provides ship-to-ship support services; tanker commercial management operation services; and operational and maintenance marine services. As of March 1, 2024, the company operated a fleet of approximately 53 owned and chartered-in vessels. It serves energy and utility companies, major oil traders, large oil consumers and petroleum product producers, government agencies, and various other entities that depend upon marine transportation. Teekay Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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.