Financial Review: TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) versus Innovex International (NYSE:INVX)

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) and Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares TechnipFMC and Innovex International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechnipFMC	7.63%	20.11%	6.68%
Innovex International	12.31%	-0.73%	-0.61%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Innovex International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovex International has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for TechnipFMC and Innovex International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechnipFMC	0	1	12	1	3.00
Innovex International	1	0	0	1	2.50

TechnipFMC currently has a consensus target price of $36.15, indicating a potential upside of 16.33%. Innovex International has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.08%. Given TechnipFMC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TechnipFMC is more favorable than Innovex International.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TechnipFMC and Innovex International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TechnipFMC	$7.82 billion	1.69	$56.20 million	$1.52	20.45
Innovex International	$424.06 million	2.71	$600,000.00	$1.41	12.10

TechnipFMC has higher revenue and earnings than Innovex International. Innovex International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TechnipFMC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

TechnipFMC beats Innovex International on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC plc engages in the energy projects, technologies, and systems and services businesses in Europe, Central Asia, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Subsea and Surface Technologies. The Subsea segment engages in the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, and life of field services for subsea systems, subsea field infrastructure, and subsea pipe systems used in oil and gas production and transportation. It provides subsea production and processing system; flexible pipe; subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines; vessels; robotics; well and asset services; and Subsea Studio for optimizing the development, execution, and operation of current and future subsea fields. The Surface Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and services products and systems used in land and shallow water exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. This segment offers drilling; surface wellheads and production trees systems; iComplete, a pressure control system; fracturing tree and manifold systems; flexible pipes; safety and integrity systems, multiphase meter modules, in-line separation and processing systems, and standard pumps; well control and integrity systems; separation and processing systems; skid systems; and flow measurement and automation solutions. It also offers planning, testing and installation, commissioning, operations, replacement and upgrade, maintenance, storage, preservation, intervention, integrity, decommissioning, and abandonment; and supplies flowline products and services. TechnipFMC plc was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Innovex International

Innovex International, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for both onshore and offshore applications within the oil and gas industry. The company was founded on September 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Humble, TX.