TechnipFMC (FTI) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media prefer FTI or HAL?

In the previous week, Halliburton had 8 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Halliburton and 16 mentions for TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Halliburton's score of 0.57 indicating that TechnipFMC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TechnipFMC	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Halliburton	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FTI or HAL?

TechnipFMC presently has a consensus price target of $33.91, indicating a potential upside of 16.85%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $40.74, indicating a potential upside of 30.65%. 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
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Halliburton	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

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 2.2%. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, FTI or HAL?

TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FTI or HAL?

Halliburton received 1239 more outperform votes than TechnipFMC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.65% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 58.20% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 699 58.20%	Underperform Votes 502 41.80%
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1938 80.65%	Underperform Votes 465 19.35%

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	$7.82B	1.58	$56.20M	$1.52	19.09
Halliburton	$23.02B	1.19	$2.64B	$2.87	10.86

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FTI or HAL?

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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