TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) EVP Luana Duffe Sells 47,951 Shares of Stock

TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI) EVP Luana Duffe sold 47,951 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.43, for a total transaction of $2,993,580.93. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 78,871 shares in the company, valued at $4,923,916.53. This trade represents a 37.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

TechnipFMC Price Performance

FTI opened at $64.38 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. TechnipFMC plc has a 1 year low of $22.11 and a 1 year high of $68.29. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $57.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.04. The stock has a market cap of $25.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.87, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.70.

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The oil and gas company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.19. TechnipFMC had a return on equity of 31.14% and a net margin of 9.70%.The business had revenue of $2.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.54 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that TechnipFMC plc will post 1.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TechnipFMC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. TechnipFMC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Independent Advisor Alliance lifted its position in TechnipFMC by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 61,262 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,730,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of TechnipFMC by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 7,759 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $346,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of TechnipFMC by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,266 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $235,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of TechnipFMC by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,353 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $506,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in TechnipFMC by 45.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,090 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 340 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.58% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about TechnipFMC

Here are the key news stories impacting TechnipFMC this week:

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• Negative Sentiment: Large, coordinated insider sales by multiple senior executives are the most market-moving item: CEO Douglas Pferdehirt sold 733,424 shares (~$45.65M at ~$62.24), CFO Alf Melin sold ~127,275 shares across filings (~$7.9M), EVP Justin Rounce sold 172,276 shares (~$10.7M), EVP Luana Duffe sold 47,951 shares (~$3.0M), insider Jonathan Landes sold 116,194 shares (~$7.23M), and CAO David Light sold 6,622 shares (~$413k). These transactions materially reduced insider holdings (many >20–50% reductions) and are likely weighing on sentiment. SEC filings: CEO Filing CFO Filings Luana Duffe Filing Jonathan Landes Filing Justin Rounce Filing David Light Filing

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on FTI. UBS Group set a $70.00 price target on TechnipFMC in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of TechnipFMC in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of TechnipFMC from $56.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. HSBC downgraded shares of TechnipFMC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $49.00 to $62.00 in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of TechnipFMC from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $58.47.

About TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC is an integrated oilfield services and technology company that designs, manufactures and delivers systems and services for the energy industry. The company’s activities span the full lifecycle of oil and gas projects, with capabilities in subsea production systems, surface wellhead and intervention equipment, and onshore/offshore engineering and construction. TechnipFMC combines engineering and project management with fabrication, installation and maintenance services to help operators develop and produce hydrocarbon resources.

Its product and service portfolio includes subsea hardware such as trees, manifolds, umbilicals, risers and flowlines, as well as surface equipment for drilling, completions and well intervention.