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Forum Energy Technologies Inc(FET)

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ADVISORIES YOU CAN VERIFY
QUALITY SIGNAL RECENCY
4-STAR RATING
REGULAR BUY
BUY for 44 days
PROFIT SINCE LAST BUY
+40.03%
LAST CLOSE
$80.95
09/22/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for FET

09/22/2026: FET (4-star) is a REGULAR-BUY. BUY for 44 days. Simulated Profits (40.03%). Updated daily EoD!

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Strong Uptrend
PRICE PATH

Strong Uptrend

The stock has maintained a strong upward price trend across the last three quarters.

Choppy
PRICE STABILITY

Choppy

The stock has experienced frequent reversals and pronounced short-term price swings.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 144.95%
Avg. Invested days 45
Today’s Advisory Regular Buy
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

FET receives a 3-star rating, supported by solid company fundamentals. The rating is constrained by weak unit economics, and weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

FET has solid overall fundamentals (4 stars), with moderate financial health, moderate growth momentum, and strong ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, strong earnings growth (+92.9%) and solid cash generation (FCF margin 8.1%) are partially offset by slightly negative revenue growth (-3.1%), soft profitability (net margin -1.2%).

Financial Health Rating

FET's financial health is supported by solid liquidity, including working-capital and asset support (WC/assets 32.2%). Profitability is soft (2 stars), which helps explain the 3-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Earnings growth is FET's strongest growth driver at +92.9% FY2025 versus FY2024 (strong, 5 stars). By comparison, while revenue growth (-3.1%, slightly negative) and free-cash-flow growth (-23.4%, negative) hold the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 86.5% and approximately 86.5% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 6.97% supports management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

BlackRock Inc 7.71%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 5.70%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 4.32%
American Century Companies Inc 3.88%
Two Sigma Investments LLC 3.56%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

FET generates approximately $277 of gross profit, $24 of operating income, and $81 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong cash conversion and healthy margins support the rating, although capital efficiency remains below the highest tier.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 158.24%

Quantitative Style Profile

FET has a liquid, relatively low-volatility profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Value-OrientedLow VolatilitySmall / Mid Cap RiskShort Squeeze RiskHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 928.71M USD
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 91
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 91
Volume (30-day avg) 189.5K shares
Beta 0.59
52 Weeks Range 25.07 - 87.42
Updated Date 09/22/2026
52 Weeks Range 25.07 - 87.42
Updated Date 09/22/2026
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) -0.07

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

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Valuation

Trailing PE -
Forward PE 14.73
Enterprise Value 1.12B
Price to Sales(TTM) 1.11
Enterprise Value 1.12B
Price to Sales(TTM) 1.11
Enterprise Value to Revenue 1.35
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 16.19
Shares Outstanding 11.47M
Shares Floating 9.92M
Shares Outstanding 11.47M
Shares Floating 9.92M
Percent Insiders 6.97
Percent Institutions 86.5

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

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📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

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Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

Information icon Revenue minus cost of revenue, showing profit after direct production costs. It is needed to evaluate core business profitability before overhead expenses.

🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

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Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

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Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About Forum Energy Technologies Inc

Exchange NYSE
Headquarters Houston, TX, United States
IPO Launch date 2012-04-12
President, CEO & Director Mr. Neal A. Lux
Sector Energy
Industry Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Full time employees 1700
Full time employees 1700

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supplies products serving the oil, natural gas, defense, and renewable energy industries in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Drilling and Completions; and Artificial Lift and Downhole. The Drilling and Completions segment designs, manufactures, and supplies products and solutions to the drilling, subsea, coiled tubing, well stimulation, and intervention markets, including applications in oil and natural gas, renewable energy, defense, and communications industries. This segment also offers drilling capital equipment and consumable products; subsea remotely operated vehicles and trenchers, submarine rescue vehicles, specialty components and tooling, and technical services; hydraulic fracturing pumps, cooling systems, and high-pressure flexible hoses and flow iron; wireline cable and pressure control equipment; and coiled tubing strings and pressure control equipment, as well as coiled line pipe and related services. The Artificial Lift and Downhole Segment designs, manufactures, and supplies products and solutions for the artificial lift, well construction, production, and infrastructure markets. This segment also offers products designed to safeguard artificial lift equipment and downhole cables; well construction casing and cementing equipment; customized downhole technology solutions, which provides sand and flow control products for heavy oil applications; engineered process systems, production equipment, and separation equipment; and a range of industrial valves. It sells its products through distributors to drilling rig contractors, offshore service companies, governmental organizations, and oil and gas operators and producers. The company was formerly known as Forum Oilfield Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. in August 2010. Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.