Flotek Industries (FTK) Competitors $12.03 -0.63 (-5.01%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.16 +0.13 (+1.08%) As of 04:05 AM 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, CE, and BCPCShould 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), Celanese (CE), and Balchem (BCPC). 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 Celanese Balchem Stepan (NYSE:SCL) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both small-cap specialty chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Is SCL or FTK 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 Stepan2.57% 4.78% 2.42% Flotek Industries 6.59%17.67%10.86% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SCL or FTK? 82.7% of Stepan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Stepan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SCL or FTK? Flotek Industries has a consensus price target of $14.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.19%. Given Flotek Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stepan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Flotek Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Does the media refer more to SCL or FTK? In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 12 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Flotek Industries and 3 mentions for Stepan. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Stepan's score of -0.02 indicating that Flotek Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stepan 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Flotek Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SCL or FTK? 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 RatioStepan$2.18B0.52$50.37M$2.5419.79Flotek Industries$187.02M1.92$10.50M$0.4427.33 Which has more volatility and risk, SCL or FTK? Stepan has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFlotek Industries beats Stepan on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FTK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$378M$5.37B$7.77B$21.04BDividend YieldN/A3.04%10.96%3.56%P/E Ratio27.3316.6875.1728.02Price / Sales1.926.1924,134.7657.05Price / Cash21.787.1435.9023.95Price / Book4.991.664.125.26Net Income$10.50M$411.58M$4.25B$994.11M7 Day Performance-13.04%-1.31%0.28%2.09%1 Month Performance-5.97%-1.98%0.92%2.35%1 Year Performance177.10%1.93%8.54%13.36% Flotek Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTKFlotek Industries2.7256 of 5 stars$12.03-5.0%$14.33+19.2%+183.6%$378M$187.02M27.33130Insider TradeSCLStepan4.189 of 5 stars$48.67-0.5%N/A-29.6%$1.11B$2.18B19.162,396Analyst RevisionFFFutureFuel1.9244 of 5 stars$3.76+0.1%N/A-39.8%$164.26M$243.34M-25.03470Earnings ReportSHWSherwin-Williams4.5243 of 5 stars$354.81+0.8%$383.33+8.0%+3.9%$87.81B$23.10B35.2063,890Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓ECLEcolab4.5515 of 5 stars$273.45+0.2%$290.71+6.3%+17.0%$77.39B$15.74B36.5148,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.8355 of 5 stars$63.49-0.1%$92.36+45.5%-32.0%$16.29B$11.48B-40.963,400High Trading VolumeRPMRPM International4.1982 of 5 stars$119.41-0.2%$131.40+10.0%+7.6%$15.36B$7.37B22.3217,778Analyst UpgradeALBAlbemarle3.2632 of 5 stars$80.77+7.0%$88.06+9.0%+11.9%$8.88B$5.38B-8.678,300Positive NewsOptions VolumeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNEUNewMarket2.6249 of 5 stars$757.38+2.6%N/A+41.2%$6.94B$2.79B15.012,060CECelanese4.4527 of 5 stars$47.23-1.7%$66.50+40.8%-66.1%$5.26B$10.28B-3.1012,163Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBCPCBalchem4.3269 of 5 stars$158.88-0.3%$189.00+19.0%-2.3%$5.17B$953.68M36.441,361Positive News 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 Celanese Alternatives Balchem 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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