TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HAL or FTI?

In the previous week, Halliburton had 14 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Halliburton and 22 mentions for TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Halliburton's score of 1.17 indicating that TechnipFMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halliburton	28 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TechnipFMC	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is HAL or FTI a better dividend stock?

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Halliburton pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TechnipFMC pays out 10.4% 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HAL or FTI?

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
Halliburton	$22.94B	0.72	$2.50B	$2.83	6.78
TechnipFMC	$9.08B	1.07	$56.20M	$1.92	12.06

Which has more risk and volatility, HAL or FTI?

Halliburton has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HAL or FTI more profitable?

Halliburton has a net margin of 10.90% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 7.63%. Halliburton's return on equity of 26.03% beat TechnipFMC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halliburton	10.90%	26.03%	10.50%
TechnipFMC	7.63%	20.11%	6.68%

Do analysts prefer HAL or FTI?

Halliburton presently has a consensus price target of $37.37, indicating a potential upside of 94.88%. TechnipFMC has a consensus price target of $36.31, indicating a potential upside of 56.77%. Given Halliburton's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than TechnipFMC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halliburton	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HAL or FTI?

Halliburton received 1238 more outperform votes than TechnipFMC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.47% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 58.43% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1945 80.47%	Underperform Votes 472 19.53%
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 707 58.43%	Underperform Votes 503 41.57%

Summary

Halliburton beats TechnipFMC on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.