Capital One Financial Predicts NFE Q1 Earnings

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:NFE) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for New Fortress Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for New Fortress Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for New Fortress Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS.

New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $679.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $613.24 million. New Fortress Energy had a net margin of 7.84% and a return on equity of 15.60%.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on New Fortress Energy from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of New Fortress Energy from $23.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of New Fortress Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $11.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.60.

New Fortress Energy Price Performance

Shares of NFE opened at $8.51 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $12.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.45. New Fortress Energy has a twelve month low of $7.58 and a twelve month high of $32.65. The firm has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a PE ratio of 9.35 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.06, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Christopher S. Guinta bought 5,000 shares of New Fortress Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $8.57 per share, with a total value of $42,850.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 206,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,771,016.21. This represents a 2.48 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 37.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On New Fortress Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NFE. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of New Fortress Energy by 2,156.0% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,962 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its position in New Fortress Energy by 116.9% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 1,852 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in New Fortress Energy by 344.6% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 2,767 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in New Fortress Energy by 148.5% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 2,370 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of New Fortress Energy during the fourth quarter worth $64,000. 58.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.