Insider Selling: TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI) CAO Sells 10,147 Shares of Stock

TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI) CAO David Light sold 10,147 shares of TechnipFMC stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.90, for a total value of $252,660.30. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $187,472.10. This represents a 57.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

TechnipFMC Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FTI opened at $27.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.92 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. TechnipFMC plc has a 52 week low of $22.99 and a 52 week high of $33.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.60.

TechnipFMC Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. TechnipFMC’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.42%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TechnipFMC

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FTI. Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in TechnipFMC in the third quarter valued at $185,643,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in TechnipFMC by 31.5% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 16,538,230 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $478,620,000 after acquiring an additional 3,962,315 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in TechnipFMC in the fourth quarter valued at $96,808,000. Anomaly Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in TechnipFMC by 46.5% in the fourth quarter. Anomaly Capital Management LP now owns 7,266,580 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $210,295,000 after acquiring an additional 2,306,342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new position in TechnipFMC in the third quarter valued at $49,273,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on FTI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on TechnipFMC in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $38.00 price objective for the company. Piper Sandler raised their price target on TechnipFMC from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on TechnipFMC from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Jefferies Financial Group raised TechnipFMC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $29.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $37.00 price target on shares of TechnipFMC in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $36.31.

TechnipFMC Company Profile

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.