Forum Energy Technologies (FET) Competitors $20.84 +0.15 (+0.72%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.84 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 07/11/2025 05:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FET vs. BTE, VTLE, TTI, OIS, NGS, GEOS, GIFI, DWSN, SLB, and HALShould you be buying Forum Energy Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forum Energy Technologies include Baytex Energy (BTE), Vital Energy (VTLE), Tetra Technologies (TTI), Oil States International (OIS), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), Schlumberger (SLB), and Halliburton (HAL). Forum Energy Technologies vs. Its Competitors Baytex Energy Vital Energy Tetra Technologies Oil States International Natural Gas Services Group Geospace Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Halliburton Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) and Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer FET or BTE? In the previous week, Forum Energy Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Forum Energy Technologies and 0 mentions for Baytex Energy. Forum Energy Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Forum Energy Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Forum Energy Technologies Positive Baytex Energy Neutral Is FET or BTE more profitable? Baytex Energy has a net margin of 7.66% compared to Forum Energy Technologies' net margin of -15.35%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of 7.90% beat Forum Energy Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Forum Energy Technologies-15.35% -2.26% -0.97% Baytex Energy 7.66%7.90%4.16% Do analysts recommend FET or BTE? Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 185.71%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Forum Energy Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Forum Energy Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Baytex Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in FET or BTE? 65.6% of Forum Energy Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Forum Energy Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FET or BTE? 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 RatioForum Energy Technologies$816.40M0.32-$135.33M-$10.04-2.08Baytex Energy$3.07B0.48$172.67M-$0.30-6.42 Which has more risk & volatility, FET or BTE? Forum Energy Technologies has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$255.93M$1.01B$7.75B$20.79BDividend YieldN/A4.47%10.94%3.71%P/E Ratio-2.0815.8663.9527.89Price / Sales0.321.1421,195.6542.50Price / Cash5.895.4536.4022.63Price / Book0.801.053.764.57Net Income-$135.33M$73.50M$4.23B$988.81M7 Day Performance6.93%0.21%0.74%0.20%1 Month Performance9.97%2.05%2.51%3.93%1 Year Performance29.04%12.07%9.84%10.27% Forum Energy Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FETForum Energy Technologies0.8028 of 5 stars$20.84+0.7%N/A+29.7%$255.93M$816.40M-2.081,800BTEBaytex Energy3.3401 of 5 stars$1.82-32.8%$5.50+203.0%-48.4%$1.41B$3.07B6.54231VTLEVital Energy3.2587 of 5 stars$16.75-1.6%$30.09+79.6%-57.8%$659.83M$1.95B-4.96290News CoverageInsider TradeTTITetra Technologies4.2 of 5 stars$3.24-4.7%$5.25+62.0%+3.3%$452.45M$599.11M3.861,400News CoverageAnalyst RevisionOISOil States International3.5031 of 5 stars$5.42-3.7%$6.67+23.0%+31.6%$348.32M$692.59M67.762,439Analyst DowngradeNGSNatural Gas Services Group3.4022 of 5 stars$24.59-3.6%$32.50+32.2%+21.1%$319.64M$156.74M18.21250GEOSGeospace Technologies0.7552 of 5 stars$13.67-2.5%N/A+31.8%$179.62M$135.60M-10.68650GIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.7244 of 5 stars$6.87+1.0%N/A+15.8%$110.32M$159.20M9.28960Positive NewsDWSNDawson Geophysical0.2886 of 5 stars$1.33-5.0%N/A-26.4%$43.38M$74.15M-4.43190SLBSchlumberger4.9198 of 5 stars$34.98-1.9%$50.85+45.4%-19.1%$48.49B$36.29B11.86110,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHALHalliburton4.8193 of 5 stars$20.94-2.7%$33.53+60.1%-31.4%$18.50B$22.94B8.7648,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BTE Competitors VTLE Competitors TTI Competitors OIS Competitors NGS Competitors GEOS Competitors GIFI Competitors DWSN Competitors SLB Competitors HAL 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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