New Fortress Energy (NFE) Competitors $2.45 -0.17 (-6.49%) Closing price 08/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.45 0.00 (-0.04%) As of 04:05 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NFE vs. NEXT, KGS, EE, ENLT, RNW, USAC, KEN, CTRI, CEPU, and NNEShould you be buying New Fortress Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Fortress Energy include NextDecade (NEXT), Kodiak Gas Services (KGS), Excelerate Energy (EE), Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT), ReNew Energy Global (RNW), USA Compression Partners (USAC), Kenon (KEN), Centuri (CTRI), Central Puerto (CEPU), and Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. New Fortress Energy vs. Its Competitors NextDecade Kodiak Gas Services Excelerate Energy Enlight Renewable Energy ReNew Energy Global USA Compression Partners Kenon Centuri Central Puerto Nano Nuclear Energy NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) and New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts prefer NEXT or NFE? NextDecade currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.28%. New Fortress Energy has a consensus price target of $8.43, suggesting a potential upside of 244.02%. Given New Fortress Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New Fortress Energy is more favorable than NextDecade.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NextDecade 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25New Fortress Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is NEXT or NFE more profitable? NextDecade has a net margin of 0.00% compared to New Fortress Energy's net margin of -24.33%. New Fortress Energy's return on equity of -13.50% beat NextDecade's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NextDecadeN/A -26.59% -6.45% New Fortress Energy -24.33%-13.50%-1.99% Does the media prefer NEXT or NFE? In the previous week, NextDecade had 2 more articles in the media than New Fortress Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for NextDecade and 10 mentions for New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat NextDecade's score of 0.53 indicating that New Fortress Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NextDecade 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive New Fortress Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NEXT or NFE? 66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of NextDecade 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. Which has better valuation and earnings, NEXT or NFE? NextDecade has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Fortress Energy. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Fortress Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNextDecadeN/AN/A-$61.75M-$0.78-13.41New Fortress Energy$2.36B0.28-$249.04M-$2.25-1.09 Which has more risk and volatility, NEXT or NFE? NextDecade has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNextDecade beats New Fortress Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get New Fortress Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NFE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NFE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NFE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNew Fortress EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$718.40M$68.57B$7.71B$9.69BDividend YieldN/A6.11%10.95%4.14%P/E Ratio-1.09103.1076.5225.31Price / Sales0.281.7023,775.55101.55Price / Cash2.354.6335.9058.50Price / Book0.331.024.156.01Net Income-$249.04M$5.03B$4.26B$265.10M7 Day Performance-17.79%-1.43%0.62%1.39%1 Month Performance-40.96%-2.93%0.30%2.43%1 Year Performance-81.30%-4.29%9.95%24.74% New Fortress Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NFENew Fortress Energy2.9815 of 5 stars$2.45-6.5%$8.43+244.0%-82.6%$718.40M$2.36B-1.09670Positive NewsNEXTNextDecade3.349 of 5 stars$11.20+0.9%$13.00+16.1%+114.8%$2.92BN/A-14.3660KGSKodiak Gas Services3.1101 of 5 stars$31.70+1.3%$40.64+28.2%+18.2%$2.81B$1.27B59.821,300News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeEEExcelerate Energy3.7801 of 5 stars$24.60-3.8%$32.29+31.2%+23.9%$2.80B$966.41M16.73900Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeENLTEnlight Renewable Energy1.1662 of 5 stars$24.26-0.9%$21.80-10.1%+50.0%$2.80B$418.16M25.01100Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpRNWReNew Energy Global2.0888 of 5 stars$7.59-0.1%$7.50-1.2%+27.9%$2.75B$1.14B47.443,988USACUSA Compression Partners1.1346 of 5 stars$23.22+0.2%$26.25+13.0%+13.6%$2.73B$966.41M34.15730Earnings ReportKENKenon1.8657 of 5 stars$44.93-4.0%N/A+80.5%$2.34B$751.30M14.04230Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCTRICenturi0.9379 of 5 stars$21.08+0.2%$22.00+4.4%+32.6%$1.87B$2.66B1,054.538,600Earnings ReportCEPUCentral Puerto1.9718 of 5 stars$11.99-0.8%$12.00+0.1%+38.8%$1.82B$810.70M21.801,324NNENano Nuclear Energy2.5346 of 5 stars$35.58+4.7%$51.75+45.4%+356.8%$1.48BN/A-39.10N/AUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NextDecade Alternatives Kodiak Gas Services Alternatives Excelerate Energy Alternatives Enlight Renewable Energy Alternatives ReNew Energy Global Alternatives USA Compression Partners Alternatives Kenon Alternatives Centuri Alternatives Central Puerto Alternatives Nano Nuclear Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NFE) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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