Comparing New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) & International Seaways (NYSE:INSW)

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) and New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

International Seaways has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares International Seaways and New Fortress Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Seaways	61.98%	31.75%	23.54%
New Fortress Energy	-149.40%	-795.34%	-17.27%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares International Seaways and New Fortress Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Seaways	$843.30 million	6.25	$309.26 million	$15.64	6.81
New Fortress Energy	$1.27 billion	0.02	-$1.84 billion	($135.00)	-0.03

International Seaways has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Seaways, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for International Seaways and New Fortress Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Seaways	0	1	6	1	3.00
New Fortress Energy	1	1	0	0	1.50

International Seaways currently has a consensus target price of $109.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.13%. Given International Seaways’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe International Seaways is more favorable than New Fortress Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.3% of International Seaways shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of International Seaways 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.0%. New Fortress Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. International Seaways pays out 129.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New Fortress Energy pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

International Seaways beats New Fortress Energy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Seaways

International Seaways, Inc. owns and operates a fleet of oceangoing vessels for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in the international flag trade. It operates in two segments: Crude Tankers and Product Carriers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 73 vessels. It serves independent and state-owned oil companies, oil traders, refinery operators, and international government entities. The company was formerly known as OSG International, Inc. and changed its name to International Seaways, Inc. in October 2016. International Seaways, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.