Forum Energy Technologies (FET) Competitors $24.64 +0.92 (+3.90%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.60 -0.04 (-0.18%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FET vs. BTE, RES, HLX, TTI, NGS, OIS, GEOS, GIFI, DWSN, and SLBShould you be buying Forum Energy Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forum Energy Technologies include Baytex Energy (BTE), RPC (RES), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Tetra Technologies (TTI), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Oil States International (OIS), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), and Schlumberger (SLB). Forum Energy Technologies vs. Its Competitors Baytex Energy RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group Tetra Technologies Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Geospace Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) and Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and media sentiment. Is BTE or FET more profitable? Baytex Energy has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Forum Energy Technologies' net margin of -13.65%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of 6.08% beat Forum Energy Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baytex Energy9.34% 6.08% 3.25% Forum Energy Technologies -13.65%-2.51%-1.05% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BTE or FET? Baytex Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Forum Energy Technologies. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forum Energy Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaytex Energy$3.07B0.53$172.67M-$0.30-7.12Forum Energy Technologies$816.40M0.36-$135.33M-$8.89-2.77 Which has more volatility & risk, BTE or FET? Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forum Energy Technologies has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BTE or FET? Baytex Energy presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 157.61%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Forum Energy Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Baytex Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Forum Energy Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Does the media prefer BTE or FET? In the previous week, Forum Energy Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Forum Energy Technologies and 1 mentions for Baytex Energy. Forum Energy Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Forum Energy Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Baytex Energy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Forum Energy Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BTE or FET? 46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Forum Energy Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Forum Energy Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBaytex Energy beats Forum Energy Technologies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Forum Energy Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FET and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FET and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FET vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForum Energy TechnologiesOIL FLD MCH&EQP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$293.26M$967.86M$7.94B$21.17BDividend YieldN/A4.05%11.00%3.59%P/E Ratio-2.7713.6172.8929.17Price / Sales0.361.1424,726.6954.97Price / Cash6.605.4935.9423.84Price / Book0.881.094.035.45Net Income-$135.33M$71.59M$4.27B$992.10M7 Day Performance4.78%4.15%1.51%2.60%1 Month Performance28.25%5.82%1.61%2.50%1 Year Performance45.05%16.91%10.32%13.03% Forum Energy Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FETForum Energy Technologies1.6159 of 5 stars$24.64+3.9%N/A+41.7%$293.26M$816.40M-2.771,800BTEBaytex Energy3.9054 of 5 stars$1.99-26.5%$5.50+177.1%-42.0%$1.58B$3.07B6.02231News CoverageShort Interest ↓RESRPC2.5415 of 5 stars$4.49-2.1%$4.94+10.1%-28.1%$1.01B$1.42B17.252,597HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.7818 of 5 stars$5.76-1.5%$12.00+108.5%-42.1%$858.40M$1.36B17.982,313News CoveragePositive NewsTTITetra Technologies3.7141 of 5 stars$3.92-0.1%$5.75+46.9%+34.1%$522.46M$599.11M4.551,400NGSNatural Gas Services Group4.2658 of 5 stars$25.40+2.5%$32.50+28.0%+23.7%$310.49M$156.74M18.81250Positive NewsInsider TradeOISOil States International4.3501 of 5 stars$5.01-0.3%$7.25+44.9%-0.1%$304.17M$692.59M45.502,439GEOSGeospace Technologies0.2326 of 5 stars$14.37-0.8%N/A+88.3%$185.57M$135.60M-13.56650Short Interest ↑Gap UpGIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.6417 of 5 stars$6.79-0.4%N/A+20.3%$109.36M$159.20M11.51960Positive NewsShort Interest ↓DWSNDawson Geophysical0.2067 of 5 stars$1.35-0.7%N/A-4.0%$42.14M$74.15M-4.50190SLBSchlumberger4.9728 of 5 stars$32.40-1.4%$49.28+52.1%-23.6%$44.42B$36.29B11.10110,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BTE Competitors RES Competitors HLX Competitors TTI Competitors NGS Competitors OIS Competitors GEOS Competitors GIFI Competitors DWSN Competitors SLB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FET) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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