Q3 EPS Estimate for New Fortress Energy Reduced by Analyst

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 cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for New Fortress Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 8th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.84) per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Compass Point began coverage on New Fortress Energy in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $8.50 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $4.00 target price on New Fortress Energy and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Johnson Rice downgraded New Fortress Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $7.00 to $4.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. BTIG Research downgraded New Fortress Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded New Fortress Energy to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, New Fortress Energy currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $7.88.

New Fortress Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ NFE traded up $0.05 on Wednesday, reaching $1.36. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,421,480 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,350,805. New Fortress Energy has a twelve month low of $1.26 and a twelve month high of $16.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.77, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market cap of $385.57 million, a PE ratio of -0.35 and a beta of 0.99. The firm's 50 day moving average is $2.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.69.

New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Saturday, September 13th. The company reported ($2.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.64) by ($1.38). New Fortress Energy had a negative net margin of 48.94% and a negative return on equity of 22.72%. The firm's revenue was down 29.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.41) EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in New Fortress Energy by 81.7% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 8,534 shares of the company's stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 3,838 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its position in New Fortress Energy by 46.9% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,065 shares of the company's stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 2,895 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in New Fortress Energy by 166.3% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 9,072 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 5,665 shares during the period. Hardin Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of New Fortress Energy during the first quarter valued at $83,000. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of New Fortress Energy during the second quarter valued at $33,000. 58.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.