Comparing TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) & Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK)

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares TechnipFMC and Flotek Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechnipFMC	9.60%	29.42%	9.54%
Flotek Industries	6.59%	17.67%	10.86%

Risk & Volatility

TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for TechnipFMC and Flotek Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechnipFMC	0	3	13	1	2.88
Flotek Industries	0	1	3	1	3.00

TechnipFMC currently has a consensus target price of $39.21, suggesting a potential upside of 3.13%. Flotek Industries has a consensus target price of $14.33, suggesting a potential downside of 9.80%. Given TechnipFMC’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TechnipFMC is more favorable than Flotek Industries.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Flotek Industries shares are owned 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TechnipFMC and Flotek Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TechnipFMC	$9.08 billion	1.72	$842.90 million	$2.12	17.94
Flotek Industries	$187.02 million	2.54	$10.50 million	$0.44	36.11

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

Summary

TechnipFMC beats Flotek Industries on 8 of the 14 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 Flotek Industries

Flotek Industries, Inc. operates as a technology-driven green chemistry and data company that serves customers across industrial and commercial markets in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Chemistry Technologies (CT) and Data Analytics (DA). The CT segment designs, develops, manufactures, packages, distributes, delivers, and markets green specialty chemicals that enhance the profitability of hydrocarbon producers, as well as green specialty chemistries, and logistics and technology services. This segment primarily serves integrated oil and gas, oilfield services, independent oil and gas, national and state-owned oil, geothermal energy, solar energy, and alternative energy companies. The DA segment designs, develops, produces, sells, and supports equipment and services that create and provide valuable information on the composition and properties of energy customers' hydrocarbon fluids. It sells its products directly through a mix of in-house sales professionals, as well as contractual agency agreements. Flotek Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.