Capital One Financial Brokers Cut Earnings Estimates for NFE

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for New Fortress Energy to ($0.84), down from ($0.49), reflecting a pessimistic outlook on the company's financial performance.
• The company reported a loss of ($0.84) EPS for the most recent quarter, missing consensus estimates by ($0.55) and experiencing a 29.5% decline in revenue year-over-year.
• New Fortress Energy currently holds a consensus rating of "Hold" among analysts, with a price target averaging $7.88.

New Fortress Energy LLC (NASDAQ:NFE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of New Fortress Energy in a research note issued on Monday, September 8th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.84) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.49). Capital One Financial has a "Underweight" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for New Fortress Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for New Fortress Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.78) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($3.22) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($2.15) EPS.

NFE has been the subject of a number of other reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of New Fortress Energy to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Compass Point assumed coverage on shares of New Fortress Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. They set a "buy" rating and a $8.50 price target for the company. Johnson Rice lowered shares of New Fortress Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $7.00 to $4.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. BTIG Research lowered shares of New Fortress Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, New Street Research set a $8.50 target price on shares of New Fortress Energy in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, New Fortress Energy currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $7.88.

New Fortress Energy Price Performance

Shares of NFE traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $1.31. 9,051,637 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,517,182. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $2.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.76. The company has a market cap of $359.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.34 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.77. New Fortress Energy has a 1 year low of $1.26 and a 1 year high of $16.66.

New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, September 5th. The company reported ($0.84) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.29) by ($0.55). The firm had revenue of $432.29 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $480.47 million. New Fortress Energy had a negative net margin of 48.94% and a negative return on equity of 22.72%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.41) earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of New Fortress Energy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in New Fortress Energy by 11.2% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,474 shares of the company's stock valued at $178,000 after buying an additional 2,157 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in New Fortress Energy by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 85,206 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,288,000 after buying an additional 2,463 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its position in New Fortress Energy by 46.9% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,065 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 2,895 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its position in New Fortress Energy by 31.0% during the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 13,100 shares of the company's stock valued at $109,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC raised its stake in shares of New Fortress Energy by 15.6% during the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 25,185 shares of the company's stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 3,404 shares during the last quarter. 58.61% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

New Fortress Energy Company Profile

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.