Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY – Get Free Report) and New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.0% of Inpex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Inpex has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Inpex and New Fortress Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inpex | 21.93% | 8.53% | 5.51% |
| New Fortress Energy | -149.40% | -795.34% | -17.27% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Inpex 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 | |
| Inpex | $13.45 billion | 2.20 | $2.52 billion | $2.38 | 10.47 |
| New Fortress Energy | $1.50 billion | 0.02 | -$1.84 billion | ($135.00) | -0.03 |
Inpex has higher revenue and earnings than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inpex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Inpex and New Fortress Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inpex | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| New Fortress Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Summary
Inpex beats New Fortress Energy on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inpex
Inpex Corporation engages in the research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources in Japan, rest of Asia and Oceania, Europe and NIS countries, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. The company is involved in the investment and lending to the companies engaged in mineral resources business, etc. It also transports natural gas, as well as operates, manages, and maintains gas pipelines. In addition, the company engages in storage of carbon capture related business. Further, it is involved in hydrogen and ammonia, renewable energy, forest conservation, and carbon recycling related businesses. Inpex Corporation was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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.
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