New Fortress Energy LLC (NASDAQ:NFE) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

New Fortress Energy LLC (NASDAQ:NFE) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $7.8571.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of New Fortress Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research raised New Fortress Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd.

New Fortress Energy Stock Performance

NFE opened at $0.72 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 0.17 and a quick ratio of 0.15. The firm has a market cap of $205.87 million, a P/E ratio of -0.19 and a beta of 1.04. New Fortress Energy has a 1-year low of $0.71 and a 1-year high of $12.59.

New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 1st. The company reported ($1.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by ($0.40). The firm had revenue of $327.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $716.89 million. New Fortress Energy had a negative net margin of 72.92% and a negative return on equity of 43.91%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 42.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.03 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that New Fortress Energy will post 0.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of New Fortress Energy by 5.0% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 97,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after buying an additional 4,663 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of New Fortress Energy by 244.7% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 11,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 8,211 shares during the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey boosted its position in shares of New Fortress Energy by 14.5% during the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 69,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 8,818 shares during the last quarter. Stonehill Capital Management LLC grew its stake in New Fortress Energy by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Stonehill Capital Management LLC now owns 465,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $530,000 after acquiring an additional 9,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in New Fortress Energy by 31.9% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 39,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 9,554 shares in the last quarter. 58.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

New Fortress Energy Company Profile

New Fortress Energy is an integrated global energy infrastructure company focused on the development, construction and operation of natural gas-to-power projects and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. The company sources LNG and delivers it via a network of floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), onshore regasification terminals, and small-scale LNG carriers. By providing reliable natural gas supply solutions, New Fortress Energy aims to displace higher-carbon fuels in power generation, industrial and marine sectors.

The company’s core activities include the design, development and operation of FSRUs and onshore regasification terminals that convert cryogenic LNG back to gas for delivery into domestic transmission networks.