TechnipFMC plc’s recently made public that its Chair and CEO Pferdehirt Douglas J. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $24.43 million on Sep 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $38.62 per share,632,539 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Pferdehirt Douglas J. now holds 2,917,054 shares worth roughly $104.4 million.
Then, Pferdehirt Douglas J. sold 80,304 shares, generating $3,079,658 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $38.35, the Chair and CEO now owns 0 shares.
Before that, Melin Alf sold 113,760 shares. TechnipFMC plc shares valued at $4,392,411 were divested by the EVP & Chief Financial Officer at a price of $38.61 per share. As a result of the transaction, Melin Alf now holds 241,140 shares, worth roughly $8.63 million.
BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its TechnipFMC plc [FTI] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BTIG Research’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid July from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Bernstein also remained covering FTI and has decreased its forecast on May 22, 2025 with a “Mkt perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Piper Sandler started covering the stock on December 19, 2024. It rated FTI as “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of FTI
On Friday, TechnipFMC plc [NYSE:FTI] saw its stock fall -3.01% to $35.79. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.91%. TechnipFMC plc shares have risen nearly 32.26% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 23.67% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in TechnipFMC plc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in TechnipFMC plc stocks on 2025-09-30, growing by 6.89 million shares to a total of 16.21 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-29 was 9.32 million shares. There was a rise of 42.5%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on December 13, 2024 when Goldman began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $38 price target.
