FTI vs. WFRD, WHD, RRC, NEP, MUR, BEPC, MTDR, NFE, PR, and MUSA
Should you be buying TechnipFMC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TechnipFMC include Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), Range Resources (RRC), NextEra Energy Partners (NEP), Murphy Oil (MUR), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), Matador Resources (MTDR), New Fortress Energy (NFE), Permian Resources (PR), and Murphy USA (MUSA). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
TechnipFMC vs.
Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Weatherford International has a net margin of 0.60% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of -1.60%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 12.78% beat TechnipFMC's return on equity.
TechnipFMC received 650 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 58.24% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote.
95.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of TechnipFMC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of TechnipFMC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Weatherford International has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, TechnipFMC had 14 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for TechnipFMC and 2 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat TechnipFMC's score of 0.07 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Weatherford International currently has a consensus price target of $77.40, suggesting a potential upside of 42.57%. TechnipFMC has a consensus price target of $15.45, suggesting a potential upside of 21.50%. Given Weatherford International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than TechnipFMC.
Weatherford International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Weatherford International beats TechnipFMC on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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