New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) & Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) Head to Head Contrast

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Expand Energy and New Fortress Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expand Energy	$12.12 billion	1.77	$1.82 billion	$11.58	8.02
New Fortress Energy	$1.50 billion	0.01	-$1.84 billion	($135.00)	-0.03

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expand Energy	20.46%	10.33%	6.89%
New Fortress Energy	-149.40%	-795.34%	-17.27%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Expand Energy and New Fortress Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expand Energy	0	5	15	3	2.91
New Fortress Energy	1	1	0	0	1.50

Expand Energy currently has a consensus price target of $123.11, indicating a potential upside of 32.61%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than New Fortress Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.9% of Expand Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Expand Energy has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Expand Energy beats New Fortress Energy on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Expand Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.

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.