Flotek Industries (FTK) Competitors

Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) and FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer FTK or FF?

In the previous week, Flotek Industries had 1 more articles in the media than FutureFuel. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Flotek Industries and 2 mentions for FutureFuel. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat FutureFuel's score of 0.90 indicating that Flotek Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flotek Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
FutureFuel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FTK or FF?

Flotek Industries presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.89%. FutureFuel has a consensus target price of $0.80, suggesting a potential downside of 79.77%. Given Flotek Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than FutureFuel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flotek Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
FutureFuel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FTK or FF more profitable?

FutureFuel has a net margin of 13.18% compared to Flotek Industries' net margin of 4.58%. FutureFuel's return on equity of 15.32% beat Flotek Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flotek Industries	4.58%	7.76%	5.19%
FutureFuel	13.18%	15.32%	11.55%

Which has more volatility and risk, FTK or FF?

Flotek Industries has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FutureFuel has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FTK or FF?

10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of FutureFuel shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Flotek Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.1% of FutureFuel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, FTK or FF?

FutureFuel has higher revenue and earnings than Flotek Industries. FutureFuel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flotek Industries, 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
Flotek Industries	$187.03M	1.09	$24.71M	$0.33	20.68
FutureFuel	$243.34M	0.71	$37.38M	$0.35	11.30

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FTK or FF?

Flotek Industries received 43 more outperform votes than FutureFuel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.57% of users gave FutureFuel an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Flotek Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Flotek Industries	Outperform Votes 283 59.83%	Underperform Votes 190 40.17%
FutureFuel	Outperform Votes 240 68.57%	Underperform Votes 110 31.43%

Summary

Flotek Industries beats FutureFuel on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.