ENI (NYSE:E – Get Free Report) and New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares ENI and New Fortress Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ENI | 3.37% | 9.21% | 3.54% |
| New Fortress Energy | -164.16% | -253.73% | -15.46% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.2% of ENI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of ENI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of New Fortress Energy 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.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ENI | $94.60 billion | 0.95 | $2.95 billion | $1.74 | 30.75 |
| New Fortress Energy | $1.50 billion | 0.10 | -$1.84 billion | ($2.24) | -0.23 |
ENI has higher revenue and earnings than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ENI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ENI and New Fortress Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ENI | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2.77 |
| New Fortress Energy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.83 |
ENI presently has a consensus target price of $42.30, suggesting a potential downside of 20.95%. New Fortress Energy has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,272.55%. Given New Fortress Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe New Fortress Energy is more favorable than ENI.
Risk & Volatility
ENI has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ENI beats New Fortress Energy on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ENI
Eni SpA engages in the exploration, production, refining, and sale of oil, gas, electricity, and chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production, Global Gas and LNG Portfolio, Refining & Marketing and Chemicals, Power & Renewables, and Corporate and Other Activities. The Exploration and Production segment engages in research, development and production of oil, condensates and natural gas, forestry conservation (REDD+) and CO2 capture and storage projects. The Global Gas and LNG Portfolio segment refers to the supply and sale of wholesale natural gas by pipeline, international transport and purchase and marketing of LNG, which includes gas trading activities finalized to hedging and stabilizing the trade margins, as well as optimizing the gas asset portfolio. The Refining & Marketing and Chemicals segment engages in supply, processing, distribution, and marketing of fuels and chemicals. The Corporate and Other Activities segment includes the main business support functions in particular holding, central treasury, IT, human resources, real estate services, captive insurance activities, research and development, new technologies, business digitalization, and environmental activities. The company was founded on February 10, 1953 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.
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.
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