FutureFuel (FF) Competitors

Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) and FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, FTK or FF?

Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FutureFuel has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FTK or FF?

In the previous week, FutureFuel had 4 more articles in the media than Flotek Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for FutureFuel and 3 mentions for Flotek Industries. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat FutureFuel's score of 0.42 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FutureFuel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and 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. 6.3% of Flotek Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.1% of FutureFuel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FTK or FF?

Flotek Industries currently has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 40.04%. FutureFuel has a consensus target price of $0.80, suggesting a potential downside of 87.14%. Given Flotek Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
FutureFuel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTK or FF?

Flotek Industries received 46 more outperform votes than FutureFuel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.41% of users gave FutureFuel an outperform vote while only 59.87% of users gave Flotek Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Flotek Industries	Outperform Votes 282 59.87%	Underperform Votes 189 40.13%
FutureFuel	Outperform Votes 236 68.41%	Underperform Votes 109 31.59%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flotek Industries	$188.06M	0.76	$24.71M	$0.22	21.91
FutureFuel	$368.25M	0.74	$37.38M	$0.91	6.84

Is FTK or FF more profitable?

FutureFuel has a net margin of 11.80% compared to Flotek Industries' net margin of 3.94%. FutureFuel's return on equity of 15.62% beat Flotek Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flotek Industries	3.94%	6.73%	4.46%
FutureFuel	11.80%	15.62%	11.96%

Summary

FutureFuel beats Flotek Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.