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Genie Energy Ltd. GNE
Genie Energy Ltd. (GNE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.08% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $502.0M at a 4.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.55 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.481 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.35 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.071 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.731 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNE | Genie Energy Ltd. | 6/9 | 6.59 | 16 | +18.1% |
| UTL | UNITIL CORP | 4/9 | 0.46 | 18.4 | +8.3% |
| VIASP | Via Renewables, Inc. | 4/9 | 4.12 | — | +16.2% |
| CPWR | Ocean Thermal Energy Corp | 4/9 | — | — | — |
| GRDX | GridAI Technologies Corp. | 2/9 | -15.37 | — | — |
| NWE | NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. | 5/9 | 1 | 24.9 | +6.4% |
| AVA | AVISTA CORP | 4/9 | 1.02 | 17.9 | +1.3% |
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About Genie Energy Ltd.
Genie Energy Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of energy services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Genie Retail Energy and Genie Renewables. It resells electricity and natural gas to residential and small business customers in the Eastern and Midwestern United States and Texas; and develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale solar energy projects. The company also distributes solar panels; offers energy procurement and advisory services to industrial, commercial, and municipal customers; and markets solar and alternative products and services. Genie Energy Ltd. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
FAQ
Is GNE financially healthy?
Genie Energy Ltd.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does GNE pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Genie Energy Ltd. pays a dividend yielding about 2.08% with a 33.4% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is GNE?
In FY2025, Genie Energy Ltd. had a net margin of 4.8% and a return on equity of 9.6%.
Is GNE overvalued or undervalued?
Genie Energy Ltd. trades at about 16.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.4×–348.7×, median 10.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for GNE?
The average Wall-Street price target for Genie Energy Ltd. is $16.00, about 10.8% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is GNE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Genie Energy Ltd.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 16.0×, a dividend yield of 2.08%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.