TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend HAL or FTI?

Halliburton currently has a consensus price target of $37.42, indicating a potential upside of 49.80%. TechnipFMC has a consensus price target of $36.31, indicating a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Halliburton's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the media refer more to HAL or FTI?

In the previous week, TechnipFMC had 13 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for TechnipFMC and 17 mentions for Halliburton. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat TechnipFMC's score of 0.77 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halliburton	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TechnipFMC	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HAL or FTI?

Halliburton has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HAL or FTI?

Halliburton received 1238 more outperform votes than TechnipFMC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.50% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 58.48% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1945 80.50%	Underperform Votes 471 19.50%
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 707 58.48%	Underperform Votes 502 41.52%

Which has preferable 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	0.95	$2.50B	$2.83	8.83
TechnipFMC	$9.08B	1.32	$56.20M	$1.92	14.68

Is HAL or FTI a better dividend stock?

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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.

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%

Summary

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