TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FTI or SLB?

Schlumberger has higher revenue and earnings than TechnipFMC. Schlumberger 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
TechnipFMC	$9.27B	1.39	$56.20M	$1.90	16.14
Schlumberger	$36.07B	1.30	$4.46B	$2.95	11.71

Is FTI or SLB more profitable?

Schlumberger has a net margin of 12.29% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 7.63%. Schlumberger's return on equity of 21.90% beat TechnipFMC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechnipFMC	7.63%	20.11%	6.68%
Schlumberger	12.29%	21.90%	9.98%

Is FTI or SLB a better dividend stock?

TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. TechnipFMC pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schlumberger pays out 38.6% 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. TechnipFMC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Schlumberger has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Schlumberger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTI or SLB?

Schlumberger received 1030 more outperform votes than TechnipFMC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.82% of users gave Schlumberger an outperform vote while only 58.48% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 710 58.48%	Underperform Votes 504 41.52%
Schlumberger	Outperform Votes 1740 76.82%	Underperform Votes 525 23.18%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FTI or SLB?

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Schlumberger shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Schlumberger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FTI or SLB?

In the previous week, Schlumberger had 9 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Schlumberger and 17 mentions for TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Schlumberger's score of 1.28 indicating that TechnipFMC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TechnipFMC	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Schlumberger	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FTI or SLB?

TechnipFMC presently has a consensus target price of $36.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Schlumberger has a consensus target price of $52.44, suggesting a potential upside of 51.83%. Given Schlumberger's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Schlumberger is more favorable than TechnipFMC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Schlumberger	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more volatility & risk, FTI or SLB?

TechnipFMC has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schlumberger has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Schlumberger beats TechnipFMC on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.