Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for TechnipFMC in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now forecasts that the oil and gas company will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.31. The consensus estimate for TechnipFMC’s current full-year earnings is $1.61 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for TechnipFMC’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS.

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.35 billion. TechnipFMC had a return on equity of 20.11% and a net margin of 7.63%. TechnipFMC’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.21 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on FTI. Bank of America boosted their target price on TechnipFMC from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on TechnipFMC in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $38.00 price objective on the stock. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of TechnipFMC in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $39.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank of Canada started coverage on shares of TechnipFMC in a research note on Monday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $37.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of TechnipFMC from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.92.

TechnipFMC Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FTI opened at $29.04 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. TechnipFMC has a 12 month low of $18.33 and a 12 month high of $32.64. The company has a market capitalization of $12.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.11 and a beta of 1.54. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $28.92 and its 200 day moving average is $27.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Oak Thistle LLC raised its stake in TechnipFMC by 3.2% in the second quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 13,705 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC grew its position in TechnipFMC by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 11,223 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 515 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its stake in TechnipFMC by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 17,392 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $455,000 after purchasing an additional 546 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in shares of TechnipFMC by 2.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 26,963 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $702,000 after acquiring an additional 616 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TechnipFMC by 59.5% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,858 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 693 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.58% of the company’s stock.

TechnipFMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th were issued a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.69%. TechnipFMC’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.16%.

TechnipFMC announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, October 23rd that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the oil and gas company to buy up to 9.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.