FutureFuel (FF) Competitors $4.27 +0.12 (+2.89%) Closing price 03/25/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.26 -0.01 (-0.23%) As of 03/25/2025 06:57 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FF vs. FTK, SHW, ECL, IFF, RPM, ALB, CE, BCPC, NEU, and SXTShould you be buying FutureFuel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FutureFuel include Flotek Industries (FTK), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Ecolab (ECL), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), and Sensient Technologies (SXT). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. FutureFuel vs. Flotek Industries Sherwin-Williams Ecolab International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle Celanese Balchem NewMarket Sensient Technologies FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation. Does the media favor FF or FTK? In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 4 more articles in the media than FutureFuel. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Flotek Industries and 0 mentions for FutureFuel. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat FutureFuel's score of -0.36 indicating that Flotek Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment FutureFuel Neutral Flotek Industries Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FF or FTK? 44.6% of FutureFuel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.1% of FutureFuel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FF or FTK more profitable? FutureFuel has a net margin of 13.18% compared to Flotek Industries' net margin of 4.58%. FutureFuel's return on equity of 15.32% beat Flotek Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FutureFuel13.18% 15.32% 11.55% Flotek Industries 4.58%7.76%5.19% Which has higher earnings and valuation, FF or FTK? FutureFuel has higher revenue and earnings than Flotek Industries. FutureFuel 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 RatioFutureFuel$273.84M0.68$37.38M$0.825.21Flotek Industries$187.03M1.39$24.71M$0.3326.39 Do analysts recommend FF or FTK? FutureFuel currently has a consensus target price of $0.80, indicating a potential downside of 81.26%. Flotek Industries has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.89%. Given Flotek Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than FutureFuel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FutureFuel 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Flotek Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FF or FTK? Flotek Industries received 43 more outperform votes than FutureFuel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.57% of users gave FutureFuel an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Flotek Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFutureFuelOutperform Votes24068.57% Underperform Votes11031.43% Flotek IndustriesOutperform Votes28359.83% Underperform Votes19040.17% Which has more volatility and risk, FF or FTK? FutureFuel has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFlotek Industries beats FutureFuel on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get FutureFuel News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FF 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 FF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFutureFuelIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$186.87M$2.33B$7.76B$19.75BDividend Yield5.77%3.79%10.67%3.75%P/E Ratio5.2116.1946.3834.05Price / Sales0.6810.7322,947.1928.56Price / Cash4.3923.6235.3917.54Price / Book0.601.413.694.63Net Income$37.38M-$13.51M$4.29B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.35%-2.05%0.78%0.14%1 Month Performance-6.77%-10.35%-0.51%-2.36%1 Year Performance-46.09%-24.36%186.19%7.29% FutureFuel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFFutureFuel3.6477 of 5 stars$4.27+2.9%$0.80-81.3%-47.5%$186.87M$273.84M5.21470FTKFlotek Industries1.9292 of 5 stars$10.22+8.5%$7.50-26.6%+148.1%$304.96M$187.03M39.32130Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSHWSherwin-Williams4.5658 of 5 stars$342.73+0.3%$401.13+17.0%-0.2%$86.20B$23.10B32.4964,088Positive NewsECLEcolab4.9708 of 5 stars$252.06+0.4%$288.00+14.3%+10.7%$71.33B$15.74B34.1547,000Analyst DowngradePositive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.8443 of 5 stars$82.07+3.0%$103.50+26.1%-6.3%$20.99B$11.48B87.3121,500Positive NewsRPMRPM International3.0263 of 5 stars$116.01-0.1%$132.00+13.8%-1.8%$14.92B$7.35B22.9316,800ALBAlbemarle3.9068 of 5 stars$79.29+5.4%$104.30+31.5%-34.3%$9.32B$5.38B-7.087,400Positive NewsCECelanese3.1936 of 5 stars$58.00+1.7%$72.18+24.4%-64.8%$6.34B$10.28B-4.1612,410Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBCPCBalchem4.5744 of 5 stars$168.46+0.4%$190.00+12.8%+6.3%$5.48B$953.68M42.871,302Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.2982 of 5 stars$533.73+2.1%N/A-13.1%$5.08B$2.79B11.072,000Positive NewsSXTSensient Technologies3.5909 of 5 stars$73.02-0.4%$85.00+16.4%+8.4%$3.10B$1.56B24.843,956Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Flotek Industries Competitors Sherwin-Williams Competitors Ecolab Competitors International Flavors & Fragrances Competitors RPM International Competitors Albemarle Competitors Celanese Competitors Balchem Competitors NewMarket Competitors Sensient Technologies 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:FF) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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