TechnipFMC - FTI Competitors

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.

Is WFRD or FTI more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	0.60%	12.78%	1.32%
TechnipFMC	-1.60%	-0.38%	-0.13%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WFRD or FTI?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weatherford International	Outperform Votes 18 60.00%	Underperform Votes 12 40.00%
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 668 58.24%	Underperform Votes 479 41.76%

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

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.

Which has more volatility & risk, WFRD or FTI?

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.

Does the media prefer WFRD or FTI?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weatherford International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TechnipFMC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate WFRD or FTI?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WFRD or FTI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weatherford International	$4.33 billion	0.89	$26 million	$0.32	169.66
TechnipFMC	$6.70 billion	0.84	-$107.20 million	-$0.23	-55.30

Summary

Weatherford International beats TechnipFMC on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.