TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Is BKR or FTI more profitable?

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.04% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 9.60%. TechnipFMC's return on equity of 29.42% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes	11.04%	14.56%	6.53%
TechnipFMC	9.60%	29.42%	9.54%

Do analysts prefer BKR or FTI?

Baker Hughes presently has a consensus target price of $52.57, indicating a potential upside of 17.25%. TechnipFMC has a consensus target price of $41.93, indicating a potential upside of 16.58%. Given Baker Hughes' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than TechnipFMC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.06

Which has more risk and volatility, BKR or FTI?

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BKR or FTI?

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of TechnipFMC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BKR or FTI a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Baker Hughes pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TechnipFMC pays out 9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Baker Hughes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and TechnipFMC has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Baker Hughes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor BKR or FTI?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 9 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Baker Hughes and 23 mentions for TechnipFMC. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat TechnipFMC's score of 0.90 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TechnipFMC	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, BKR or FTI?

Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than TechnipFMC. Baker Hughes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TechnipFMC, 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
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.59	$2.98B	$3.06	14.65
TechnipFMC	$9.08B	1.63	$842.90M	$2.12	16.96

Summary

Baker Hughes and TechnipFMC tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.