Flotek Industries (FTK) Competitors $16.86 -0.94 (-5.30%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.84 -0.02 (-0.13%) As of 04:10 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 Stepan (NYSE:SCL) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both small-cap specialty chemicals companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SCL or FTK? 82.7% of Stepan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Stepan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Flotek Industries 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 better earnings & 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$2.26B0.46$50.37M$2.5418.18Flotek Industries$214.21M2.35$10.50M$0.4438.31 Which has more volatility and risk, SCL or FTK? Stepan has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SCL or FTK? Flotek Industries has a consensus price target of $14.33, suggesting a potential downside of 14.97%. Given Flotek Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stepan 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Flotek Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor SCL or FTK? In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Flotek Industries and 3 mentions for Stepan. Stepan's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Flotek Industries' score of 0.67 indicating that Stepan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stepan 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Flotek Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFlotek Industries beats Stepan on 11 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. 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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$503.32M$6.17B$7.83B$22.02BDividend YieldN/A2.91%10.84%3.59%P/E Ratio38.3120.8016.1033.12Price / Sales2.354.101,427.0560.09Price / Cash25.578.4436.3424.22Price / Book4.412.064.484.68Net Income$10.50M$411.58M$4.26B$1.01B7 Day Performance15.58%11.29%2.54%2.22%1 Month Performance26.25%4.82%0.47%1.17%1 Year Performance245.43%19.30%18.77%13.47% Flotek Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTKFlotek Industries2.0572 of 5 stars$16.86-5.3%$14.33-15.0%+265.8%$503.32M$214.21M38.31130News CoverageAnalyst RevisionSCLStepan4.2783 of 5 stars$47.55+0.7%N/A-36.8%$1.07B$2.18B18.722,396Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFFFutureFuel3.1221 of 5 stars$3.75-1.6%N/A-32.4%$166.89M$243.34M-6.15470Positive NewsSHWSherwin-Williams4.8025 of 5 stars$331.98-0.2%$387.60+16.8%-8.7%$82.98B$23.10B32.9363,890Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastECLEcolab4.5625 of 5 stars$270.16-0.7%$292.29+8.2%+6.2%$77.17B$15.74B36.0748,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.6108 of 5 stars$60.13+1.0%$87.24+45.1%-36.7%$15.26B$11.48B-38.793,400Analyst RevisionRPMRPM International4.7401 of 5 stars$111.58+0.3%$130.60+17.0%-13.9%$14.26B$7.37B20.8617,778Short Interest ↓ALBAlbemarle3.513 of 5 stars$96.20+7.1%$87.35-9.2%+3.7%$10.57B$5.38B-10.328,300Analyst ForecastGap UpNEUNewMarket2.8188 of 5 stars$789.88+0.8%N/A+46.4%$7.36B$2.79B15.662,060News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBCPCBalchem4.4396 of 5 stars$143.11-1.1%$189.00+32.1%-6.0%$4.69B$953.68M32.821,361Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCECelanese4.2014 of 5 stars$40.17+2.2%$56.33+40.2%-67.1%$4.30B$10.28B-2.7112,163Analyst 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 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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