FutureFuel (FF) Competitors $3.60 -0.16 (-4.12%) Closing price 08/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.61 +0.00 (+0.14%) As of 08/12/2025 07:43 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FF vs. FTK, SHW, ECL, IFF, RPM, ALB, NEU, CE, BCPC, and SXTShould you be buying FutureFuel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FutureFuel include Flotek Industries (FTK), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Ecolab (ECL), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), and Sensient Technologies (SXT). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. FutureFuel vs. Its Competitors Flotek Industries Sherwin-Williams Ecolab International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Celanese Balchem Sensient Technologies Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) and FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Is FTK or FF more profitable? Flotek Industries has a net margin of 6.59% compared to FutureFuel's net margin of -15.95%. Flotek Industries' return on equity of 17.67% beat FutureFuel's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flotek Industries6.59% 17.67% 10.86% FutureFuel -15.95%-13.06%-10.85% Does the media prefer FTK or FF? In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 12 more articles in the media than FutureFuel. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Flotek Industries and 9 mentions for FutureFuel. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat FutureFuel's score of 0.29 indicating that Flotek Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Flotek Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FutureFuel 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate FTK or FF? Flotek Industries currently has a consensus price target of $14.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.58%. Given Flotek Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than FutureFuel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Flotek Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25FutureFuel 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FTK or FF? FutureFuel has higher revenue and earnings than Flotek Industries. FutureFuel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flotek Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlotek Industries$187.02M2.28$10.50M$0.4432.39FutureFuel$243.34M0.65$15.50M-$0.15-24.03 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FTK or FF? 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of FutureFuel shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Flotek Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.1% of FutureFuel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, FTK or FF? Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FutureFuel has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFlotek Industries beats FutureFuel on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FutureFuel News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FF 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 FF 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 FF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFutureFuelBiofuels IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$164.70M$335.00M$7.71B$20.66BDividend Yield6.38%6.38%10.95%3.66%P/E Ratio-5.9116.8476.6128.37Price / Sales0.651.7523,635.6560.19Price / Cash6.639.1735.9022.93Price / Book0.770.884.155.38Net Income$15.50M-$24.39M$4.26B$994.60M7 Day Performance-6.49%3.21%0.62%1.47%1 Month Performance-10.21%7.76%0.28%0.48%1 Year Performance-39.46%-4.81%10.05%14.95% FutureFuel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFFutureFuel2.0156 of 5 stars$3.61-4.1%N/A-34.9%$164.70M$243.34M-5.91470News CoverageEarnings ReportFTKFlotek Industries1.4524 of 5 stars$11.69+2.5%$14.33+22.6%+243.4%$340.34M$187.02M25.98130Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionSHWSherwin-Williams4.4848 of 5 stars$347.79+1.3%$383.33+10.2%+4.4%$85.62B$23.10B34.5063,890Positive NewsECLEcolab4.6644 of 5 stars$264.06+1.2%$290.71+10.1%+16.6%$74.03B$15.74B35.2648,000Dividend AnnouncementIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.75 of 5 stars$70.18+1.0%$93.43+33.1%-32.6%$17.77B$11.48B-21.463,400Earnings ReportRPMRPM International3.9794 of 5 stars$118.65+1.0%$131.40+10.7%+8.3%$15.09B$7.37B22.1817,778Analyst RevisionALBAlbemarle4.163 of 5 stars$68.54+0.9%$89.78+31.0%+2.6%$7.99B$5.38B-7.358,300News CoverageNEUNewMarket2.3195 of 5 stars$706.70+1.0%N/A+39.8%$6.58B$2.79B14.012,060Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCECelanese4.6088 of 5 stars$48.12-0.9%$66.50+38.2%-67.0%$5.31B$10.28B-3.1612,163Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownBCPCBalchem4.4144 of 5 stars$155.39+2.1%$189.00+21.6%-1.1%$4.96B$953.68M35.641,361News CoveragePositive NewsSXTSensient Technologies2.1346 of 5 stars$113.22+1.4%$110.00-2.8%+66.5%$4.74B$1.56B35.724,014 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Flotek Industries Competitors Sherwin-Williams Competitors Ecolab Competitors International Flavors & Fragrances Competitors RPM International Competitors Albemarle Competitors NewMarket Competitors Celanese Competitors Balchem Competitors Sensient Technologies 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:FF) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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