Flotek Industries (FTK) Competitors $14.97 -0.07 (-0.47%) As of 12:07 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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. Stepan FutureFuel Sherwin-Williams Ecolab International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Celanese Balchem Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) and Stepan (NYSE:SCL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTK or SCL? Flotek Industries received 31 more outperform votes than Stepan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.83% of users gave Flotek Industries an outperform vote while only 55.26% of users gave Stepan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFlotek IndustriesOutperform Votes28359.83% Underperform Votes19040.17% StepanOutperform Votes25255.26% Underperform Votes20444.74% Does the media prefer FTK or SCL? In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Flotek Industries and 9 mentions for Stepan. Stepan's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Flotek Industries' score of 0.87 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stepan 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, FTK or SCL? Flotek Industries has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Stepan has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$202.01M2.21$24.71M$0.4533.27Stepan$2.22B0.56$40.20M$2.4622.26 Do analysts recommend FTK or SCL? Flotek Industries presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 46.56%. 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 Flotek Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Stepan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is FTK or SCL more profitable? Flotek Industries has a net margin of 4.58% compared to Stepan's net margin of 2.31%. Flotek Industries' return on equity of 7.76% beat Stepan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flotek Industries4.58% 7.76% 5.19% Stepan 2.31%4.21%2.14% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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. 6.3% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFlotek Industries beats Stepan on 12 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 Industrieschemical products IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$446.51M$1.32B$7.24B$19.31BDividend YieldN/A1.50%10.96%3.83%P/E Ratio57.5820.3053.8634.57Price / Sales2.21270.1324,440.0534.96Price / Cash349.3272.0335.5017.51Price / Book4.356.773.494.69Net Income$24.71M$65.82M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.73%2.42%-1.27%-1.82%1 Month Performance124.10%27.06%6.08%7.40%1 Year Performance294.99%40.36%177.84%4.07% Flotek Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTKFlotek Industries2.3849 of 5 stars$14.97-0.5%$8.00-46.6%+296.1%$446.51M$202.01M57.58130SCLStepan4.295 of 5 stars$56.04+4.0%N/A-39.2%$1.27B$2.22B25.362,450Positive NewsFFFutureFuel3.1317 of 5 stars$4.11-0.2%$0.80-80.5%-16.8%$180.03M$243.34M5.01470SHWSherwin-Williams4.8348 of 5 stars$357.05+1.5%$397.00+11.2%+14.2%$89.48B$23.04B33.8461,000Positive NewsECLEcolab4.6543 of 5 stars$254.17+0.6%$282.47+11.1%+11.0%$72.09B$15.68B34.4447,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.4489 of 5 stars$76.37+4.0%$92.69+21.4%-21.2%$19.53B$11.43B81.2424,600Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionRPMRPM International3.739 of 5 stars$114.33+3.4%$122.10+6.8%+0.1%$14.68B$7.30B22.6016,800Positive NewsALBAlbemarle4.0309 of 5 stars$61.56+6.3%$92.43+50.1%-55.4%$7.24B$5.09B-5.507,400Options VolumeNEUNewMarket3.0566 of 5 stars$637.18+0.4%N/A+18.1%$6.01B$2.79B13.222,060Positive NewsCECelanese3.3225 of 5 stars$54.74+6.9%$61.89+13.1%-66.3%$5.99B$10.06B-3.9313,300Analyst UpgradeGap UpBCPCBalchem3.7165 of 5 stars$165.55+0.6%$180.00+8.7%+8.2%$5.40B$964.54M42.121,340News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Downgrade 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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