Baker Hughes (BKR) Competitors $39.72 +0.54 (+1.38%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.75 +0.03 (+0.07%) As of 07/18/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BKR vs. FANG, PTEN, FTI, HAL, MTDR, NOV, OII, PR, SLB, and WHDShould you be buying Baker Hughes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baker Hughes include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), TechnipFMC (FTI), Halliburton (HAL), Matador Resources (MTDR), NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), Permian Resources (PR), Schlumberger (SLB), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Baker Hughes vs. Its Competitors Diamondback Energy Patterson-UTI Energy TechnipFMC Halliburton Matador Resources NOV Oceaneering International Permian Resources Schlumberger Cactus Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Is FANG or BKR a better dividend stock? Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Diamondback Energy pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Baker Hughes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Diamondback Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend FANG or BKR? Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus target price of $191.55, suggesting a potential upside of 35.49%. Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $48.44, suggesting a potential upside of 21.96%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Baker Hughes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diamondback Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05Baker Hughes 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Does the media prefer FANG or BKR? In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 25 mentions for Baker Hughes. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Baker Hughes' score of 0.81 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diamondback Energy 23 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Baker Hughes 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, FANG or BKR? Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FANG or BKR? Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baker Hughes. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiamondback Energy$11.07B3.73$3.34B$16.358.65Baker Hughes$27.83B1.41$2.98B$2.9313.56 Is FANG or BKR more profitable? Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 10.51%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.70% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diamondback Energy30.84% 11.22% 6.53% Baker Hughes 10.51%14.70%6.47% Do insiders & institutionals believe in FANG or BKR? 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDiamondback Energy beats Baker Hughes on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baker Hughes News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BKR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BKR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaker HughesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$38.82B$5.13B$7.69B$9.41BDividend Yield2.35%3.06%10.96%4.03%P/E Ratio13.5610.1066.8919.82Price / Sales1.414.4038,754.9398.27Price / Cash11.117.4236.1858.27Price / Book2.311.683.895.65Net Income$2.98B$397.37M$4.24B$257.91M7 Day Performance-2.41%-4.11%-0.12%3.38%1 Month Performance1.90%-8.03%-0.13%11.11%1 Year Performance10.55%-4.69%12.62%18.99% Baker Hughes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKRBaker Hughes4.4602 of 5 stars$39.72+1.4%$48.44+22.0%+10.7%$38.82B$27.83B13.5657,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFANGDiamondback Energy4.921 of 5 stars$141.96-1.6%$193.35+36.2%-32.7%$41.48B$12.84B8.681,983Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.7351 of 5 stars$6.30-3.8%$9.50+50.8%-44.5%$2.43B$5.38B-2.429,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFTITechnipFMC4.5427 of 5 stars$34.31-3.8%$37.31+8.7%+18.5%$14.38B$9.08B18.0625,304Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8685 of 5 stars$22.05-4.5%$33.53+52.1%-41.7%$18.95B$22.94B9.2248,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMTDRMatador Resources4.7005 of 5 stars$51.86-1.0%$69.06+33.2%-21.1%$6.49B$3.70B6.96290Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNOVNOV4.7593 of 5 stars$13.26-3.1%$17.38+31.1%-33.0%$4.98B$8.87B8.8434,010Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOIIOceaneering International3.4227 of 5 stars$21.09-3.8%$28.00+32.8%-22.1%$2.12B$2.74B11.8510,400Upcoming EarningsPRPermian Resources4.9035 of 5 stars$13.94-1.6%$18.33+31.6%-17.2%$11.20B$5.13B8.60220Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSLBSchlumberger4.9072 of 5 stars$36.28-2.8%$50.79+40.0%-31.5%$49.34B$36.29B12.30110,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWHDCactus3.8915 of 5 stars$44.61-2.8%$52.40+17.5%-26.5%$3.56B$1.13B15.881,600Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FANG Competitors PTEN Competitors FTI Competitors HAL Competitors MTDR Competitors NOV Competitors OII Competitors PR Competitors SLB Competitors WHD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BKR) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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