TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

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

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

85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of TechnipFMC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HAL or FTI?

Halliburton received 1240 more outperform votes than TechnipFMC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.41% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 58.53% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1950 80.41%	Underperform Votes 475 19.59%
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 710 58.53%	Underperform Votes 503 41.47%

Does the media favor HAL or FTI?

In the previous week, Halliburton had 37 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Halliburton and 38 mentions for TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Halliburton's score of 0.15 indicating that TechnipFMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halliburton	15 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	21 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TechnipFMC	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend HAL or FTI?

Halliburton currently has a consensus price target of $34.68, suggesting a potential upside of 67.96%. TechnipFMC has a consensus price target of $36.83, suggesting a potential upside of 28.16%. Given Halliburton's higher probable upside, equities research 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$22.56B	0.79	$2.50B	$2.39	8.64
TechnipFMC	$9.27B	1.30	$56.20M	$1.90	15.13

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, HAL or FTI?

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

Is HAL or FTI a better dividend stock?

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Halliburton pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TechnipFMC pays out 10.5% 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.

Summary

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