TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) and Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation and earnings, FTI or WFRD?

Weatherford International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TechnipFMC. Weatherford International 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	$7.82B	1.41	$56.20M	$0.12	209.85
Weatherford International	$5.14B	1.59	$417M	$5.65	19.94

Is FTI or WFRD more profitable?

Weatherford International has a net margin of 8.12% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 0.72%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 56.68% beat TechnipFMC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechnipFMC	0.72%	6.37%	2.10%
Weatherford International	8.12%	56.68%	8.63%

Does the media favor FTI or WFRD?

In the previous week, TechnipFMC had 10 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for TechnipFMC and 10 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat TechnipFMC's score of 0.48 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TechnipFMC	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Weatherford International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FTI or WFRD?

TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weatherford International has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTI or WFRD?

TechnipFMC received 651 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.76% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote while only 57.69% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 681 57.76%	Underperform Votes 498 42.24%
Weatherford International	Outperform Votes 30 57.69%	Underperform Votes 22 42.31%

Do analysts prefer FTI or WFRD?

TechnipFMC currently has a consensus target price of $25.34, indicating a potential upside of 0.60%. Weatherford International has a consensus target price of $131.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.42%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than TechnipFMC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FTI or WFRD?

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of TechnipFMC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Weatherford International beats TechnipFMC on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.