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Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.

Buzzing onWhy it's trendingX chatter spiked vs its recent normBacked by solid revenue growthPrice and volume picking up
$FET·$956M·Oil & Gas Equipment & Services·Energy
$78.70+2.1%YTD+123.1%1Y+182.1%
Price updated 20m ago·X counts updated 5d ago
FEFET
$FETForum Energy Technologies, Inc.
$78.70+2.06%1.9k posts1.9×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $FET on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

1,925X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Chatter Meter
1.9×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $FET's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's running louder than usual, louder than 97% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data24 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

X is bullish on Fetch.ai — $FET is up ~50% over 30 days, holders are pointing to a months-long falling trend finally breaking and a tight compression zone that's absorbed liquidity for years, with sub-$1B market cap framed as too small for the AI narrative. $0.30 is the near target; $1 and ATH ($8-10) show up in the longer-term calls. The one visible bear note is "two sell signals today" on an unfinished candle.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $FET — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Forum Energy tripled on energy-cycle positioning — fundamentals haven't tracked, but the chart has.

Forum Energy Technologies is a small-cap oilfield-equipment and subsea-services company. The stock has tripled in a year as energy-capex expectations grew; fundamentals have followed only modestly.

  • The ops haven't done the heavy lifting: Q1 revenue grew only 8% YoY at a 2.6% operating margin — the stock move is far ahead of the business trajectory, which is the honest tension here.
  • 52-week range position is 92% and 30-day volume is 38% above average — this is late-cycle momentum behavior, where incremental buyers are reaching for exposure rather than fundamentals convincing them.
  • At 0.71x sales the valuation looks cheap, but PE is still negative and ROIC is -1.3% — the market is pricing a recovery that is not yet in the P&L, which only matters if Q3 confirms the inflection.

Oct 29 is the moment — a step-change in bookings or operating margin validates the move; another 8% revenue quarter at this valuation and the chart has to work on its own, which is a bad place to be.

What to watch: Oct 29 Q3 — revenue-growth rate, subsea and completions bookings, and operating-margin trajectory. Another 8% top-line print pulls the chart back; a 20%+ inflection extends the run.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Oilfield equipment designer for drilling, completions, and production serving oil & gas and renewables.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Equipment & Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $FET.

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · Energy

No material change from last week — International E&P spending and offshore deepwater day rates sustain services pricing.

What this means for $FET

Neutral — Oilfield equipment designer for drilling, completions, and production serving oil & gas and renewables.

Top industry ETF

$OIHVanEck Oil Services ETF
+36.6%YTD
+49.6%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-89.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-1.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
2.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
10.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-2.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
27.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$1.16$0.56+105.3%
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.47$0.44+6.8%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$0.41$0.36+13.9%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$0.27$0.19+42.1%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $1.22

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$208.7M+8.0%29.2%5.3%$0.40$2.5M
Q4 FY25$202.2M+0.6%30.2%0.9%$0.18$20.9M
Q3 FY25$196.2M-5.6%20.5%-3.1%$-1.68$21.5M
Q2 FY25$199.8M-2.7%29.7%7.4%$0.62$16.2M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$889.7M$887.9M – $891.5M$4.01$3.95 – $4.072
FY27$951.0M$936.4M – $965.6M$4.96$4.43 – $5.492
FY28$935.0M$924.1M – $946.4M$0.00$0.00 – $0.001

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.80%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+27.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 10.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.595-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 20Williams David Lyle Jr.CFO20.1K sh$1.6MSellAug 14Danford Michael DewayneSVP & CHO1.2K sh$103KSellAug 11John C IvascuEVP, General Counsel & CCO5.0K sh$406KSellAug 10Danford Michael DewayneSVP & CHO1.5K sh$118KSellAug 3John C IvascuEVP, General Counsel & CCO5.0K sh$353KSellMay 13Danford Michael DewayneSVP & CHO3.0K sh$166K

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationAug 28S-3ASR
AI summary

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) filed an S-3ASR (automatic shelf registration statement), available exclusively to well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs). This registration establishes a shelf from which FET can issue securities — debt, equity, or hybrid instruments — on an expedited basis without additional SEC review of each offering. The shelf provides flexibility to raise capital quickly when market conditions are favorable. No specific dollar amount or security type is committed at filing; those details would appear in a subsequent prospectus supplement.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 128-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Forum Energy Technologies' 2026 Annual Meeting on May 8, 2026 approved Amendment No. 4 to the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing shares available under the plan by 625,000; also reported voting results (Item 5.07). Equity plan expansion; modestly dilutive.

+ 12 other (4 13Gs · 3 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 1 routine 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Forum Energy Technologies Announces Timing of Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Callbusinesswire.com·4d agoAnalyzing Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) and ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP)defenseworld.net·6d ago5 High-Efficiency Stocks to Buy Now: ROKU, FET, CLMT, FTI, SHELzacks.com·8d agoForum Energy (FET) Is a Great Choice for 'Trend' Investors, Here's Whyzacks.com·11d ago5 Stocks With Recent Price Strength After a Mixed Septemberzacks.com·12d ago

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