New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE – Get Free Report) and International Seaways (NYSE:INSW – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for New Fortress Energy and International Seaways, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Fortress Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| International Seaways | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 |
International Seaways has a consensus price target of $109.80, indicating a potential downside of 3.46%. Given International Seaways’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Seaways is more favorable than New Fortress Energy.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares New Fortress Energy and International Seaways”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Fortress Energy | $1.50 billion | 0.01 | -$1.84 billion | ($135.00) | -0.02 |
| International Seaways | $1.26 billion | 4.48 | $309.26 million | $15.64 | 7.27 |
International Seaways has lower revenue, but higher earnings than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Seaways, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares New Fortress Energy and International Seaways’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Fortress Energy | -149.40% | -795.34% | -17.27% |
| International Seaways | 61.98% | 31.75% | 23.54% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of International Seaways shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of International Seaways shares are held 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.
Volatility and Risk
New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Seaways has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
International Seaways beats New Fortress Energy on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About International Seaways
International Seaways, Inc. owns and operates a fleet of oceangoing vessels for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in the international flag trade. It operates in two segments: Crude Tankers and Product Carriers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 73 vessels. It serves independent and state-owned oil companies, oil traders, refinery operators, and international government entities. The company was formerly known as OSG International, Inc. and changed its name to International Seaways, Inc. in October 2016. International Seaways, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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