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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 17 Mar 2025.
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Energy sector based in Houston, United States. The group dates from 2010. 18 insiders have disclosed 42 filings since 18 October 2025.
All open-market trades in the period are sales: 12 sales worth €2.6M, by 3 insiders, with no purchase on record. Williams David Lyle Jr. filed the largest sale, €1.3M, on 21 August 2026, which represents 0.16% of the company's market value.
With 42 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,810 companies we follow on the same exchange. Over the whole record (from 2021), the tally stands at 5 purchases and 25 sales. For the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, the annual 10-K puts revenue at 791.5 m USD and net income at -9.7 m USD.
The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 1 day. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Keep in mind that insiders sell for many reasons unrelated to the outlook, from tax bills to estate planning.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at RGC Resources Inc and Empire Petroleum Corp. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
138
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
5 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€4M
25 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleJohn C. Ivascu6 sales
David Lyle Williams Jr.3 sales
Michael Dewayne Danford3 sales
Gaut C Christopher1 sale
Neal Lux1 buy
Raspino Louis1 sale
Since the insiders bought
- +185.2%Entry US$19.85 · Close at T+365 US$56.62
- -5.8%Entry US$24.70 · Close at T+365 US$23.26
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. Strong Buy (bullish), based on 1 analysts. Average price target: US$91.00.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 17,182 of 24,148 companies
37.5
score / 100
Value44
Quality31
FCF yld7.3%
Earn yld-1.1%
EV/EBITDA16.1x
ROE-0.5%
Gross mgn28%
Net mgn-1.2%
Debt/EBITDA3.2x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$82.21
Analyst consensus
1 analystsStrong buy
US$91.00Target US$91.00(+11%)US$91.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$791.5M
Gross profitUS$219M28% margin
EBITDAUS$68.7M9% margin
Net income-US$9.7M-0.2% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)16.6x
P/Book3.2x
Beta0.68
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$924.6M
Total debtUS$219.9M
Free Cash FlowUS$64.4M
Debt / Equity79%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-0.5%
ROA2.7%
% insiders7.0%
% institutions87.1%
Last declaration on 21 August 2026
Declarations138 total
19,668 shares@ US$78.090.16% mcap86.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001634370-26-000010:0
300 shares@ US$80.070.0025% mcap1.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001634370-26-000010:1
100 shares@ US$81.080.0008% mcap0.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001634370-26-000010:2
20,068 shares@ US$78.07920.16% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001628280-26-058279
1,200 shares@ US$85.820.011% mcap21.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001354986-26-000014:0
1,200 shares@ US$85.76320.011% mcap38.6% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001628280-26-057075
2,100 shares@ US$80.620.018% mcap8.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001765836-26-000018:0
1,909 shares@ US$81.380.016% mcap7.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001765836-26-000018:1
991 shares@ US$82.190.0086% mcap4.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001765836-26-000018:2
1,500 shares@ US$78.910.013% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001628280-26-055555
5,000 shares@ US$81.22070.043% mcap19.9% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-005907
1,500 shares@ US$78.910.013% mcap24.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001354986-26-000012:0
3,598 shares@ US$70.410.027% mcap12.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001765836-26-000016:0
1,402 shares@ US$71.210.011% mcap4.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001765836-26-000016:1
5,000 shares@ US$70.63850.037% mcap17.4% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-005568
3,000 shares@ US$55.491961.4% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001628280-26-041795
3,000 shares@ US$55.490.017% mcap34.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001354986-26-000010:0
3,090 shares0Common StockSEC:0002012521-26-000008:0
7,607 shares0Common StockSEC:0001765836-26-000014:0
3,090 shares0Common StockSEC:0002012520-26-000008:0
2,615 shares0Common StockSEC:0001944942-26-000008:0
12,360 shares0Common StockSEC:0001634370-26-000008:0
3,804 shares0Common StockSEC:0001354986-26-000008:0
2,556 shares0Common StockSEC:0001422998-26-000002:0
25 of 138 declarations
About Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FET) is a U.S.-listed industrial energy equipment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States. FET describes itself as a global provider of engineered solutions serving the oil, natural gas, industrial, and renewable energy sectors, with an emphasis on improving safety, operating efficiency, and environmental performance for customers. For international equity investors, the company sits at the intersection of cyclical energy demand and specialized industrial technology, with meaningful exposure to aftermarket and consumable products rather than only large one-off capital projects. ([f-e-t.com](https://f-e-t.com/?utm_source=openai))
Forum Energy Technologies was formed in 2010 through the consolidation of several legacy oilfield-products businesses, which helped create a broader platform in drilling, completions, and production technologies. A major recent strategic step was the January 4, 2024 acquisition of Variperm Energy Services, a Canada-headquartered downhole technology company focused on sand and flow control products for heavy-oil applications. Following that transaction, FET realigned its reportable segments in early 2024 to better match the business structure and management reporting framework. ([ir.f-e-t.com](https://ir.f-e-t.com/news-releases/news-release-details/forum-energy-technologies-completes-acquisition-variperm-energy?utm_source=openai))
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FET now operates through two reportable segments. Drilling and Completions designs, manufactures, and supplies products and solutions for drilling, subsea, coiled tubing, well stimulation, and intervention markets, including applications in oil and natural gas, renewable energy, defense, and communications. Artificial Lift and Downhole provides products and solutions for artificial lift, production, and infrastructure-related markets. This segment structure highlights a company with a relatively broad technical footprint across the upstream value chain, combining capital equipment with recurring product flows. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125724000089/fet-20240331.htm?utm_source=openai))
Competitively, FET is a specialized mid-sized player rather than a mega-cap oilfield services company. Its differentiation lies in engineered products and niche technologies, especially in areas where reliability, field performance, and customer-specific design matter. The company has also indicated that a large share of 2024 revenue came from consumable products, which can help stabilize demand relative to businesses that depend primarily on new drilling investment cycles. FET serves an international customer base from its U.S. headquarters and global operations footprint. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125725000052/ars2024.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Recent notable developments include the integration of Variperm, the November 2024 issuance of $100 million of senior secured notes used to refinance the seller term loan and retire the 2025 convertible notes, and a secondary listing on NYSE Texas announced in 2025 while the primary listing remains on the NYSE. These events suggest management has been focused on portfolio expansion, balance-sheet simplification, and maintaining market access. Overall, FET remains an energy-industrial story tied to upstream spending, but with increasing emphasis on specialized, higher-value solutions and recurring product demand. ([nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/forum-energy-technologies-announces-closing-100-million-senior-secured-bond-issuance?utm_source=openai))
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