New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE – Get Free Report) and OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for New Fortress Energy and OPAL Fuels, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Fortress Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| OPAL Fuels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
OPAL Fuels has a consensus price target of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 52.87%. Given OPAL Fuels’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OPAL Fuels is more favorable than New Fortress Energy.
Earnings & 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) | -0.03 |
| OPAL Fuels | $348.98 million | 0.79 | $14.75 million | ($0.01) | -157.00 |
OPAL Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than New Fortress Energy. OPAL Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Fortress Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares New Fortress Energy and OPAL Fuels’ 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% |
| OPAL Fuels | 0.65% | 15.54% | 0.22% |
Volatility and Risk
New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 85.7% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
OPAL Fuels 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 OPAL Fuels
OPAL Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. In addition, it offers design, development, and construction services for hydrogen fueling stations. Further, the company engages in the generation and sale of renewable power to utilities. OPAL Fuels Inc. is based in White Plains, New York.
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