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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is FTI or HAL 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
TechnipFMC	7.63%	20.11%	6.68%
Halliburton	10.90%	26.03%	10.50%

Do analysts rate FTI or HAL?

TechnipFMC presently has a consensus target price of $36.15, indicating a potential upside of 20.32%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $37.42, indicating a potential upside of 44.01%. 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
TechnipFMC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Halliburton	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

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

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	1.63	$56.20M	$1.52	19.77
Halliburton	$22.94B	0.99	$2.50B	$2.83	9.18

Does the media refer more to FTI or HAL?

In the previous week, Halliburton had 37 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Halliburton and 7 mentions for TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Halliburton's score of 0.24 indicating that TechnipFMC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TechnipFMC	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Halliburton	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 2.6%. TechnipFMC pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 24.0% 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 prefer FTI or HAL?

Halliburton received 1240 more outperform votes than TechnipFMC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.50% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 58.41% of users gave TechnipFMC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TechnipFMC	Outperform Votes 705 58.41%	Underperform Votes 502 41.59%
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1945 80.50%	Underperform Votes 471 19.50%

Which has more volatility & risk, FTI or HAL?

TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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