Flotek Industries (FTK) Competitors $15.89 +0.71 (+4.68%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.80 -0.09 (-0.53%) As of 10/3/2025 05:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FTK vs. SCL, FF, SHW, ECL, IFF, RPM, ALB, NEU, BCPC, and CEShould you be buying Flotek Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flotek Industries include Stepan (SCL), FutureFuel (FF), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Ecolab (ECL), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Balchem (BCPC), and Celanese (CE). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Flotek Industries vs. Its Competitors Stepan FutureFuel Sherwin-Williams Ecolab International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Balchem Celanese Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) and Stepan (NYSE:SCL) are both small-cap specialty chemicals companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability. Which has higher earnings & valuation, FTK or SCL? Stepan has higher revenue and earnings than Flotek Industries. Stepan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flotek Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlotek Industries$187.02M2.54$10.50M$0.4436.11Stepan$2.18B0.51$50.37M$2.5419.36 Is FTK or SCL more profitable? Flotek Industries has a net margin of 6.59% compared to Stepan's net margin of 2.57%. Flotek Industries' return on equity of 17.67% beat Stepan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flotek Industries6.59% 17.67% 10.86% Stepan 2.57%4.78%2.42% Do insiders & institutionals believe in FTK or SCL? 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Stepan shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Flotek Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Stepan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, FTK or SCL? Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stepan has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FTK or SCL? In the previous week, Stepan had 1 more articles in the media than Flotek Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Stepan and 2 mentions for Flotek Industries. Stepan's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Flotek Industries' score of 0.18 indicating that Stepan is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Flotek Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Stepan 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer FTK or SCL? Flotek Industries presently has a consensus price target of $14.33, indicating a potential downside of 9.80%. Given Flotek Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Flotek Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Stepan 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 SummaryFlotek Industries beats Stepan on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Flotek Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FTK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FTK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFlotek IndustriesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$453.24M$5.97B$7.97B$21.64BDividend YieldN/A2.86%10.74%3.56%P/E Ratio36.1119.3240.7529.82Price / Sales2.543.891,582.8894.52Price / Cash26.128.2236.3924.73Price / Book4.161.934.444.61Net Income$10.50M$411.58M$4.28B$1.00B7 Day Performance8.66%-3.36%-0.26%2.07%1 Month Performance32.47%3.33%4.48%3.89%1 Year Performance222.31%2.94%16.51%13.14% Flotek Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTKFlotek Industries1.9894 of 5 stars$15.89+4.7%$14.33-9.8%+234.5%$453.24M$187.02M36.11130SCLStepan3.9109 of 5 stars$47.30+0.1%N/A-35.6%$1.07B$2.18B18.622,396News CoverageFFFutureFuel2.2491 of 5 stars$3.87-1.7%N/A-31.6%$172.15M$243.34M-6.34470SHWSherwin-Williams4.8266 of 5 stars$342.61+0.2%$387.27+13.0%-7.0%$85.25B$23.10B33.9963,890Positive NewsECLEcolab4.8951 of 5 stars$272.72+0.6%$292.00+7.1%+10.3%$76.86B$15.74B36.4148,000Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.5325 of 5 stars$60.91+0.3%$90.96+49.3%-38.2%$15.56B$11.48B-39.303,400Analyst ForecastRPMRPM International4.4118 of 5 stars$116.73-0.2%$131.82+12.9%-8.3%$15.01B$7.37B21.8217,778Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeALBAlbemarle3.1549 of 5 stars$86.90-1.4%$85.83-1.2%-6.6%$10.37B$5.38B-9.328,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastNEUNewMarket2.2102 of 5 stars$817.34-1.5%N/A+59.6%$7.80B$2.79B16.202,060Positive NewsBCPCBalchem4.6517 of 5 stars$149.04-0.7%$189.00+26.8%-15.1%$4.87B$953.68M34.181,361CECelanese4.1736 of 5 stars$40.81+0.1%$57.22+40.2%-66.3%$4.47B$10.28B-2.7512,163News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stepan Alternatives FutureFuel Alternatives Sherwin-Williams Alternatives Ecolab Alternatives International Flavors & Fragrances Alternatives RPM International Alternatives Albemarle Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives Balchem Alternatives Celanese Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FTK) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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