C3is (NASDAQ:CISS – Get Free Report) and New Fortress Energy (NASDAQ:NFE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
C3is has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Fortress Energy has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares C3is and New Fortress Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| C3is | $34.76 million | 0.02 | $10.47 million | $4,138.37 | 0.00 |
| New Fortress Energy | $1.50 billion | 0.02 | -$1.84 billion | ($135.00) | -0.03 |
C3is has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Fortress Energy. New Fortress Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than C3is, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for C3is and New Fortress Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| C3is | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| New Fortress Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of New Fortress Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares C3is and New Fortress Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| C3is | 41.33% | 14.94% | 13.24% |
| New Fortress Energy | -149.40% | -795.34% | -17.27% |
Summary
C3is beats New Fortress Energy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About C3is
C3is Inc. offers international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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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