The stock price of New Fortress Energy Inc (NASDAQ: NFE) has surged by 8.88 when compared to previous closing price of 8.51, but the company has seen a -6.18% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-11 that New Fortress Energy Inc. reported better-than-expected fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results. However, outperformance was solely the result of a large, one-time benefit. During the quarter, the company completed a number of debt management transactions as well as a $400 million equity raise, which extended maturities and provided much-needed liquidity. Management lowered Adjusted EBITDA expectations for 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in New Fortress Energy Inc (NASDAQ: NFE) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for NFE is at 1.48. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NFE is 178.13M, and currently, shorts hold a 17.77% of that float. The average trading volume for NFE on March 17, 2025 was 5.14M shares.
NFE’s Market Performance
NFE stock saw a decrease of -6.18% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -20.58% and a quarterly a decrease of -29.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.74%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 8.42% for New Fortress Energy Inc (NFE). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.88% for NFE’s stock, with a -33.83% simple moving average for the past 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 -27.78% 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 -71.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.74%, as shares sank -21.72% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -38.43% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NFE fell by -6.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -63.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.28. In addition, New Fortress Energy Inc saw -38.76% 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 Guinta Christopher S., who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $8.57 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, Guinta Christopher S. now owns 206,653 shares of New Fortress Energy Inc, valued at $42,850 using the latest closing price.
EDENS WESLEY R, the Chief Executive Officer of New Fortress Energy Inc, purchase 100,000 shares at $9.07 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’25, which means that EDENS WESLEY R is holding 36,021,915 shares at $907,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NFE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for New Fortress Energy Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value -14.16, with -2.13 for asset returns.
Based on New Fortress Energy Inc (NFE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.84 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 317.51 million with net debt to EBITDA at 15.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.88. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.94.
Conclusion
In conclusion, New Fortress Energy Inc (NFE) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
