TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FTI or HAL?

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than TechnipFMC. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TechnipFMC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TechnipFMC	$8.79B	1.40	$56.20M	$1.52	19.11
Halliburton	$23.07B	1.02	$2.64B	$2.87	9.33

Do analysts recommend FTI or HAL?

TechnipFMC presently has a consensus price target of $35.92, suggesting a potential upside of 23.68%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $39.58, suggesting a potential upside of 47.74%. Given Halliburton's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than TechnipFMC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Halliburton	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media favor FTI or HAL?

In the previous week, Halliburton had 2 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Halliburton and 8 mentions for TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Halliburton's score of -0.26 indicating that TechnipFMC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TechnipFMC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Halliburton	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FTI or HAL more profitable?

Halliburton has a net margin of 11.04% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 7.63%. Halliburton's return on equity of 28.33% beat TechnipFMC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechnipFMC	7.63%	20.11%	6.68%
Halliburton	11.04%	28.33%	11.21%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FTI or HAL?

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FTI or HAL a better dividend stock?

TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. TechnipFMC pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 23.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTI or HAL?

Halliburton received 1236 more outperform votes than TechnipFMC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.56% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 58.37% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 704 58.37%	Underperform Votes 502 41.63%
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1940 80.56%	Underperform Votes 468 19.44%

Which has more volatility & risk, FTI or HAL?

TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Halliburton beats TechnipFMC on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.