FutureFuel (FF) Competitors $4.01 +0.02 (+0.38%) As of 10:00 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Is FF or FTK more profitable? Flotek Industries has a net margin of 7.09% compared to FutureFuel's net margin of -3.19%. Flotek Industries' return on equity of 12.76% beat FutureFuel's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FutureFuel-3.19% -3.15% -2.61% Flotek Industries 7.09%12.76%8.71% Do analysts rate FF or FTK? Flotek Industries has a consensus target price of $14.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.87%. Given Flotek Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$243.34M0.72$15.50M-$0.15-26.77Flotek Industries$187.02M2.33$10.50M$0.4532.46 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FF or FTK? 44.6% of FutureFuel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.1% of FutureFuel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Flotek Industries shares are owned 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 more volatility & risk, FF or FTK? FutureFuel has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to FF or FTK? In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 1 more articles in the media than FutureFuel. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Flotek Industries and 1 mentions for FutureFuel. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat FutureFuel's score of 0.42 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Flotek Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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$175.86M$242.94M$7.49B$20.42BDividend Yield6.19%6.19%10.93%3.76%P/E Ratio-26.765.1353.1227.59Price / Sales0.721.2720,183.0636.05Price / Cash6.848.7836.1621.79Price / Book0.850.603.274.52Net Income$15.50M-$19.55M$4.19B$984.47M7 Day Performance-0.25%7.90%0.68%2.64%1 Month Performance2.14%24.38%5.07%5.05%1 Year Performance-19.78%-13.20%104.81%13.49% FutureFuel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFFutureFuel3.0778 of 5 stars$4.02+0.4%N/A-20.2%$175.86M$243.34M-26.76470News CoverageFTKFlotek Industries1.5539 of 5 stars$14.91+1.9%$14.33-3.9%+209.3%$436.74M$187.02M33.13130High Trading VolumeSHWSherwin-Williams4.8253 of 5 stars$342.97-0.8%$391.31+14.1%+20.2%$86.64B$23.10B32.4263,890Positive NewsECLEcolab4.826 of 5 stars$269.59+0.8%$283.13+5.0%+15.8%$75.86B$15.74B36.6348,000Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.4413 of 5 stars$73.60-1.0%$93.43+26.9%-19.3%$19.02B$11.48B-22.513,400Positive NewsRPMRPM International4.5769 of 5 stars$109.81-0.7%$124.55+13.4%+6.2%$14.20B$7.34B22.0117,207News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastALBAlbemarle4.5017 of 5 stars$62.81-3.3%$91.62+45.9%-35.5%$7.64B$5.38B-5.658,300Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.4646 of 5 stars$690.45+0.6%N/A+35.3%$6.48B$2.79B13.742,060News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCECelanese3.3709 of 5 stars$55.48-2.3%$63.11+13.8%-55.8%$6.21B$10.28B-3.6512,163Positive NewsBCPCBalchem4.4486 of 5 stars$159.20+0.5%$180.00+13.1%+5.0%$5.16B$953.68M38.181,361SXTSensient Technologies2.964 of 5 stars$98.44+0.0%$94.00-4.5%+41.3%$4.18B$1.56B32.604,014News Coverage 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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