TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BKR or FTI?

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

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 2.3%. TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TechnipFMC pays out 10.5% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and TechnipFMC has raised 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, BKR or FTI?

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

Is BKR or FTI more profitable?

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 10.51% 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
Baker Hughes	10.51%	14.70%	6.47%
TechnipFMC	8.93%	27.01%	8.75%

Does the media favor BKR or FTI?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 9 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Baker Hughes and 14 mentions for TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Baker Hughes' score of 0.71 indicating that TechnipFMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TechnipFMC	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	1.41	$2.98B	$2.93	13.55
TechnipFMC	$9.27B	1.60	$842.90M	$1.90	18.61

Do analysts prefer BKR or FTI?

Baker Hughes currently has a consensus price target of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.14%. TechnipFMC has a consensus price target of $36.85, indicating a potential upside of 4.23%. Given Baker Hughes' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Summary

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