FTEK vs. DTI, PPIH, YIBO, TAYD, LSE, WPRT, ASYS, DM, TPIC, and SOTK
Should you be buying Fuel Tech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fuel Tech include Drilling Tools International (DTI), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Planet Image International (YIBO), Taylor Devices (TAYD), Leishen Energy (LSE), Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Amtech Systems (ASYS), Desktop Metal (DM), TPI Composites (TPIC), and Sono-Tek (SOTK). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Fuel Tech vs.
Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI) and Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Fuel Tech received 211 more outperform votes than Drilling Tools International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Drilling Tools International an outperform vote while only 46.62% of users gave Fuel Tech an outperform vote.
Drilling Tools International has higher revenue and earnings than Fuel Tech. Fuel Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Drilling Tools International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Drilling Tools International has a beta of -0.86, meaning that its share price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuel Tech has a beta of 4.07, meaning that its share price is 307% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Drilling Tools International had 2 more articles in the media than Fuel Tech. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Drilling Tools International and 4 mentions for Fuel Tech. Drilling Tools International's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Fuel Tech's score of 0.48 indicating that Drilling Tools International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Drilling Tools International currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 82.12%. Fuel Tech has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 312.37%. Given Fuel Tech's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fuel Tech is more favorable than Drilling Tools International.
2.8% of Drilling Tools International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Fuel Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Drilling Tools International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Fuel Tech shares are owned 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.
Drilling Tools International has a net margin of 5.46% compared to Fuel Tech's net margin of -2.29%. Drilling Tools International's return on equity of 15.38% beat Fuel Tech's return on equity.
Summary
Drilling Tools International beats Fuel Tech on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FTEK) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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