TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

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

Is FTI or BKR a better dividend stock?

TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. TechnipFMC pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% 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. TechnipFMC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Baker Hughes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Baker Hughes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FTI or BKR?

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of TechnipFMC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FTI or BKR more profitable?

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.04% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 8.93%. TechnipFMC's return on equity of 27.01% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechnipFMC	8.93%	27.01%	8.75%
Baker Hughes	11.04%	14.77%	6.56%

Do analysts recommend FTI or BKR?

TechnipFMC presently has a consensus target price of $37.31, suggesting a potential upside of 11.09%. Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $48.44, suggesting a potential upside of 8.43%. Given TechnipFMC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TechnipFMC is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FTI or BKR?

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
TechnipFMC	$9.08B	1.55	$842.90M	$1.90	17.68
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.59	$2.98B	$2.93	15.25

Which has more volatility & risk, FTI or BKR?

TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FTI or BKR?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 20 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Baker Hughes and 11 mentions for TechnipFMC. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat TechnipFMC's score of 0.83 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TechnipFMC	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baker Hughes	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Baker Hughes beats TechnipFMC on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.