New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE – Get Free Report) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for New Fortress Energy and C3is, 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 |
| C3is | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Fortress Energy | -149.40% | -795.34% | -17.27% |
| C3is | 41.33% | 14.94% | 13.24% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares New Fortress Energy and C3is”s gross 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 | 0.02 | -$1.84 billion | ($135.00) | -0.04 |
| C3is | $34.76 million | 0.04 | $10.47 million | $4,138.37 | 0.00 |
C3is has lower revenue, but higher earnings than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than C3is, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C3is has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
C3is beats New Fortress Energy on 8 of the 12 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 C3is
C3is Inc. offers international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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