Head-To-Head Analysis: TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) & Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN)

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) and Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for TechnipFMC and Dawson Geophysical, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechnipFMC	0	3	11	1	2.87
Dawson Geophysical	0	0	0	0	0.00

TechnipFMC currently has a consensus target price of $38.92, indicating a potential downside of 1.88%. Given TechnipFMC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TechnipFMC is more favorable than Dawson Geophysical.

Profitability

This table compares TechnipFMC and Dawson Geophysical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechnipFMC	9.60%	29.42%	9.54%
Dawson Geophysical	-13.89%	-44.29%	-22.22%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TechnipFMC and Dawson Geophysical”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TechnipFMC	$9.08 billion	1.80	$842.90 million	$2.12	18.71
Dawson Geophysical	$74.15 million	0.65	-$4.12 million	($0.26)	-6.00

TechnipFMC has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical. Dawson Geophysical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TechnipFMC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

TechnipFMC beats Dawson Geophysical on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC plc engages in the energy projects, technologies, and systems and services businesses in Europe, Central Asia, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Subsea and Surface Technologies. The Subsea segment engages in the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, and life of field services for subsea systems, subsea field infrastructure, and subsea pipe systems used in oil and gas production and transportation. It provides subsea production and processing system; flexible pipe; subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines; vessels; robotics; well and asset services; and Subsea Studio for optimizing the development, execution, and operation of current and future subsea fields. The Surface Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and services products and systems used in land and shallow water exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. This segment offers drilling; surface wellheads and production trees systems; iComplete, a pressure control system; fracturing tree and manifold systems; flexible pipes; safety and integrity systems, multiphase meter modules, in-line separation and processing systems, and standard pumps; well control and integrity systems; separation and processing systems; skid systems; and flow measurement and automation solutions. It also offers planning, testing and installation, commissioning, operations, replacement and upgrade, maintenance, storage, preservation, intervention, integrity, decommissioning, and abandonment; and supplies flowline products and services. TechnipFMC plc was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Dawson Geophysical

Dawson Geophysical Company provides onshore seismic data acquisition and processing services in the United States and Canada. The company acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D, and multi-component seismic data for its clients, including oil and gas companies, and independent oil and gas operators, as well as providers of multi-client data libraries and carbon capture sequestration projects. Its seismic crews supply seismic data primarily to companies engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas on land and in land-to-water transition areas, as well as potash mining industry. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas. Dawson Geophysical Company is a subsidiary of Wilks Brothers, LLC.