Forum Energy Technologies (FET) Competitors $22.68 +0.79 (+3.60%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.69 +0.01 (+0.05%) 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FET vs. BTE, VTLE, HLX, TTI, OIS, NGS, GEOS, GIFI, DWSN, and SLBShould you be buying Forum Energy Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forum Energy Technologies include Baytex Energy (BTE), Vital Energy (VTLE), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Tetra Technologies (TTI), Oil States International (OIS), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), and Schlumberger (SLB). Forum Energy Technologies vs. Its Competitors Baytex Energy Vital Energy Helix Energy Solutions Group Tetra Technologies Oil States International Natural Gas Services Group Geospace Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) and Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is FET or BTE more profitable? Baytex Energy has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Forum Energy Technologies' net margin of -13.65%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of 6.08% beat Forum Energy Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Forum Energy Technologies-13.65% -2.51% -1.05% Baytex Energy 9.34%6.08%3.25% Do analysts prefer FET or BTE? Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 172.95%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Forum Energy Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Forum Energy Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Baytex Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer FET or BTE? In the previous week, Forum Energy Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Forum Energy Technologies and 0 mentions for Baytex Energy. Forum Energy Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Forum Energy Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Forum Energy Technologies Neutral Baytex Energy Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, FET or BTE? Forum Energy Technologies has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FET or BTE? 65.6% of Forum Energy Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Forum Energy Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held 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. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FET or BTE? Baytex Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Forum Energy Technologies. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forum Energy Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioForum Energy Technologies$816.40M0.33-$135.33M-$8.89-2.55Baytex Energy$3.07B0.50$172.67M-$0.30-6.72 SummaryBaytex Energy beats Forum Energy Technologies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Forum Energy Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FET 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 FET 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 FET vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForum Energy TechnologiesOIL FLD MCH&EQP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$260.56M$962.24M$7.71B$20.66BDividend YieldN/A4.07%10.95%3.66%P/E Ratio-2.5512.9276.6128.37Price / Sales0.331.1823,635.6660.19Price / Cash6.245.3435.9022.93Price / Book0.811.084.155.38Net Income-$135.33M$71.59M$4.26B$994.60M7 Day Performance19.55%2.77%0.32%1.50%1 Month Performance8.82%1.31%0.27%0.49%1 Year Performance41.66%13.82%10.48%18.07% Forum Energy Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FETForum Energy Technologies1.2748 of 5 stars$22.68+3.6%N/A+38.3%$260.56M$816.40M-2.551,800Earnings ReportBTEBaytex Energy3.8333 of 5 stars$2.10-22.4%$5.50+162.5%-40.4%$1.61B$3.07B6.35231VTLEVital Energy2.1145 of 5 stars$16.61-1.8%$28.30+70.4%-61.5%$655.57M$1.98B-4.91290Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.6162 of 5 stars$5.82-1.1%$12.00+106.4%-43.9%$864.28M$1.36B18.172,313Positive NewsTTITetra Technologies4.2427 of 5 stars$3.97+2.7%$5.75+45.0%+23.9%$514.46M$599.11M4.611,400Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeOISOil States International4.3101 of 5 stars$4.89+0.1%$7.25+48.4%+4.3%$295.69M$692.59M44.412,439NGSNatural Gas Services Group4.5233 of 5 stars$24.13+3.6%$32.50+34.7%+31.9%$291.82M$156.74M17.87250News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportBuyback AnnouncementGEOSGeospace Technologies0.7364 of 5 stars$17.61+11.0%N/A+72.3%$203.12M$135.60M-13.76650News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.2436 of 5 stars$6.85-0.3%N/A+23.0%$111.46M$159.20M9.26960Earnings ReportDWSNDawson Geophysical0.827 of 5 stars$1.41-2.1%N/A-32.0%$44.62M$74.15M-4.70190News CoverageEarnings ReportSLBSchlumberger4.9566 of 5 stars$32.86-0.6%$49.28+50.0%-25.6%$44.66B$36.29B11.25110,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BTE Competitors VTLE Competitors HLX Competitors TTI Competitors OIS Competitors NGS Competitors GEOS Competitors GIFI Competitors DWSN Competitors SLB Competitors 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:FET) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon Musk: “Nothing happens without this…”Lithium has fueled the EV boom, but another resource is even more critical. 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