Zacks Research Has Weak Estimate for TechnipFMC Q2 Earnings

TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of TechnipFMC in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.48. The consensus estimate for TechnipFMC's current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for TechnipFMC's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $2.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.26 billion. TechnipFMC had a net margin of 7.63% and a return on equity of 20.11%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.22 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on FTI. Evercore ISI raised their price target on TechnipFMC from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Barclays raised their price target on TechnipFMC from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on TechnipFMC from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $37.00 price target on shares of TechnipFMC in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price objective on TechnipFMC from $41.00 to $35.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $36.83.

TechnipFMC Trading Up 0.6%

FTI traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $31.46. The stock had a trading volume of 2,949,523 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,002,844. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.70 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.14. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $27.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.17. TechnipFMC has a 52 week low of $22.12 and a 52 week high of $33.45.

TechnipFMC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 20th. TechnipFMC's payout ratio is presently 10.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO David Light sold 10,147 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.90, for a total value of $252,660.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,529 shares in the company, valued at $187,472.10. This represents a 57.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Carvalho Filho Eleazar De sold 9,381 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.76, for a total value of $279,178.56. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 100,951 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,004,301.76. The trade was a 8.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 61,706 shares of company stock worth $1,651,665 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of TechnipFMC

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in TechnipFMC by 31.5% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 16,538,230 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $478,620,000 after acquiring an additional 3,962,315 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in TechnipFMC in the 4th quarter valued at about $96,808,000. Anomaly Capital Management LP lifted its position in TechnipFMC by 46.5% in the 4th quarter. Anomaly Capital Management LP now owns 7,266,580 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $210,295,000 after acquiring an additional 2,306,342 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its position in TechnipFMC by 648.3% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,630,793 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $83,281,000 after acquiring an additional 2,279,247 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in TechnipFMC in the 1st quarter valued at about $64,217,000. Institutional investors own 96.58% of the company's stock.

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.