New Fortress Energy Inc (NASDAQ: NFE)’s stock price has dropped by -4.68 in relation to previous closing price of 10.90. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -17.61% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accessnewswire.com reported 2025-02-14 that NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 14, 2025 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of New Fortress Energy Inc. (“New Fortress” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ:NFE). Investors who purchased New Fortress securities prior to December 2, 2022, and continue to hold to the present, are encouraged to obtain additional information and assist the investigation by visiting the firm’s site: bgandg.com/NFE.
Is It Worth Investing in New Fortress Energy Inc (NASDAQ: NFE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for New Fortress Energy Inc (NASDAQ: NFE) is above average at 11.50x. The 36-month beta value for NFE is also noteworthy at 1.55. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NFE is 169.36M, and at present, short sellers hold a 18.03% of that float. The average trading volume of NFE on February 25, 2025 was 4.68M shares.
NFE’s Market Performance
NFE’s stock has seen a -17.61% decrease for the week, with a -32.36% drop in the past month and a 13.18% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.77% for New Fortress Energy Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -19.38% for NFE’s stock, with a simple moving average of -31.25% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NFE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NFE stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for NFE by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for NFE in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $11 based on the research report published on December 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NFE reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $35. The rating they have provided for NFE stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on October 03rd, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Sell” to NFE, setting the target price at $7.60 in the report published on October 01st of the previous year.
NFE Trading at -24.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NFE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -70.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.42%, as shares sank -27.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.11% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NFE fell by -17.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -59.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.89. In addition, New Fortress Energy Inc saw -31.28% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NFE starting from EDENS WESLEY R, who purchase 5,793,742 shares at the price of $8.63 back on Oct 01 ’24. After this action, EDENS WESLEY R now owns 35,721,915 shares of New Fortress Energy Inc, valued at $49,999,993 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NFE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for New Fortress Energy Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 12.38, with 1.76 for asset returns.
Based on New Fortress Energy Inc (NFE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.85 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.11 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 8.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.38.
Conclusion
In summary, New Fortress Energy Inc (NFE) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
