FutureFuel (FF) Competitors $3.92 -0.01 (-0.13%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.92 -0.01 (-0.25%) As of 04/15/2025 06:43 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FF vs. FTK, SHW, ECL, IFF, RPM, ALB, NEU, BCPC, CE, 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), NewMarket (NEU), Balchem (BCPC), Celanese (CE), 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 NewMarket Balchem Celanese Sensient Technologies FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability and community ranking. 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% Does the media refer more to FF or FTK? In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 1 more articles in the media than FutureFuel. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Flotek Industries and 2 mentions for FutureFuel. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat FutureFuel's score of 0.25 indicating that Flotek Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FutureFuel 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Flotek Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better 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$243.34M0.71$37.38M$0.3511.21Flotek Industries$187.03M1.06$24.71M$0.3320.21 Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend FF or FTK? FutureFuel currently has a consensus price target of $0.80, indicating a potential downside of 79.62%. Flotek Industries has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.46%. 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 Which has more volatility and risk, FF or FTK? FutureFuel has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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% 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$171.93M$2.08B$6.78B$18.52BDividend Yield5.84%4.28%11.07%4.23%P/E Ratio4.7915.6542.6631.15Price / Sales0.7112.0519,957.4025.69Price / Cash4.3923.6235.3817.53Price / Book0.551.273.334.29Net Income$37.38M-$13.51M$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.96%0.59%-0.42%-0.79%1 Month Performance-5.08%-12.97%-7.58%-6.88%1 Year Performance-31.14%-31.29%142.26%1.74% FutureFuel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFFutureFuel3.9499 of 5 stars$3.93-0.1%$0.80-79.6%-33.5%$171.93M$243.34M4.79470Short Interest ↑FTKFlotek Industries2.5507 of 5 stars$6.50-1.6%$7.50+15.5%+89.5%$193.73M$187.03M24.98130Gap DownSHWSherwin-Williams4.6564 of 5 stars$323.32-2.6%$398.19+23.2%+7.3%$81.32B$23.10B30.6564,088Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsECLEcolab4.8239 of 5 stars$230.05-3.2%$289.20+25.7%+8.8%$65.25B$15.74B31.1747,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.8208 of 5 stars$70.79-3.2%$103.31+45.9%-12.2%$18.10B$11.48B75.3124,600Analyst ForecastRPMRPM International3.5852 of 5 stars$106.74-1.4%$133.33+24.9%-3.2%$13.72B$7.35B21.0916,800Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeALBAlbemarle3.9336 of 5 stars$58.04-0.8%$103.20+77.8%-55.2%$6.83B$5.38B-5.187,400Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNEUNewMarket2.5474 of 5 stars$530.51-2.7%N/A-5.6%$5.03B$2.79B11.002,060Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsBCPCBalchem4.0881 of 5 stars$154.13-1.1%$190.00+23.3%+11.1%$5.01B$953.68M39.221,340Positive NewsCECelanese4.1927 of 5 stars$40.50-1.2%$64.72+59.8%-75.6%$4.43B$10.28B-2.9113,300Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionSXTSensient Technologies3.3145 of 5 stars$72.57-2.8%$85.00+17.1%+8.1%$3.08B$1.56B24.683,956Short Interest ↑High Trading Volume 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 NewMarket Competitors Balchem Competitors Celanese 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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