FutureFuel (FF) Competitors $3.94 -0.08 (-1.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.92 -0.01 (-0.25%) As of 07:49 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. Flotek Industries Sherwin-Williams Ecolab International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Celanese Balchem Sensient Technologies FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, FF or FTK? FutureFuel has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FF or FTK? Flotek Industries has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 46.48%. 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 FutureFuel 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Flotek Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Does the media refer more to FF or FTK? In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 8 more articles in the media than FutureFuel. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Flotek Industries and 2 mentions for FutureFuel. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat FutureFuel's score of 1.00 indicating that Flotek Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FutureFuel 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Flotek Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, FF or FTK? 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 RatioFutureFuel$202.60M0.85$37.38M-$0.15-26.17Flotek Industries$202.01M2.21$24.71M$0.4533.22 Do institutionals and insiders believe in FF or FTK? 44.6% of FutureFuel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 41.1% of FutureFuel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Flotek Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FF or FTK more profitable? FutureFuel has a net margin of 13.18% compared to Flotek Industries' net margin of 4.58%. FutureFuel's return on equity of 15.32% beat Flotek Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FutureFuel13.18% 15.32% 11.55% Flotek Industries 4.58%7.76%5.19% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FF or FTK? Flotek Industries received 43 more outperform votes than FutureFuel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.38% of users gave FutureFuel an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Flotek Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFutureFuelOutperform Votes24068.38% Underperform Votes11131.62% Flotek IndustriesOutperform Votes28359.83% Underperform Votes19040.17% SummaryFlotek Industries beats FutureFuel on 11 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricFutureFuelIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$171.93M$2.13B$7.32B$19.48BDividend Yield5.58%4.00%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio4.7915.4254.4334.49Price / Sales0.859.7323,766.7734.97Price / Cash4.3923.6235.5017.51Price / Book0.551.403.544.71Net Income$37.38M-$13.51M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-8.72%-3.74%-1.04%-0.88%1 Month Performance-0.13%8.16%8.02%10.32%1 Year Performance-17.02%-29.11%175.43%3.69% FutureFuel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFFutureFuel3.1333 of 5 stars$3.94-1.9%N/A-16.2%$172.37M$202.60M4.80470FTKFlotek Industries2.383 of 5 stars$12.65+7.0%$8.00-36.7%+302.6%$377.16M$187.03M48.64130High Trading VolumeSHWSherwin-Williams4.8364 of 5 stars$357.05+1.5%$397.00+11.2%+16.0%$89.48B$23.04B33.8461,000Positive NewsECLEcolab4.6577 of 5 stars$254.17+0.6%$282.47+11.1%+11.7%$72.09B$15.68B34.4447,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.4448 of 5 stars$76.37+4.0%$92.69+21.4%-21.2%$19.53B$11.43B81.2424,600Positive NewsInsider TradeRPMRPM International3.7445 of 5 stars$114.33+3.4%$122.10+6.8%+1.1%$14.68B$7.30B22.6016,800Positive NewsALBAlbemarle4.0302 of 5 stars$61.56+6.3%$92.43+50.1%-54.4%$7.24B$5.09B-5.507,400Options VolumeNEUNewMarket3.0644 of 5 stars$637.18+0.4%N/A+18.1%$6.01B$2.79B13.222,060Positive NewsCECelanese3.3364 of 5 stars$54.74+6.9%$61.89+13.1%-65.7%$5.99B$10.06B-3.9313,300Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBCPCBalchem3.7161 of 5 stars$165.55+0.6%$180.00+8.7%+10.4%$5.40B$964.54M42.121,340News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSXTSensient Technologies2.995 of 5 stars$94.81-0.9%$93.00-1.9%+25.3%$4.03B$1.56B32.254,090Positive News 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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