Baker Hughes (BKR) Competitors

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BKR or CARR?

Carrier Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baker Hughes. Carrier Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baker Hughes	$27.84B	1.31	$2.98B	$2.93	12.60
Carrier Global	$22.28B	2.82	$5.60B	$6.46	11.36

Is BKR or CARR more profitable?

Carrier Global has a net margin of 23.83% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 10.70%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 18.82% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes	10.70%	14.58%	6.30%
Carrier Global	23.83%	18.82%	6.57%

Is BKR or CARR a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carrier Global pays out 13.9% 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. Baker Hughes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Carrier Global has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate BKR or CARR?

Baker Hughes presently has a consensus price target of $49.11, indicating a potential upside of 33.08%. Carrier Global has a consensus price target of $83.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.09%. Given Baker Hughes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than Carrier Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BKR or CARR?

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BKR or CARR?

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carrier Global has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKR or CARR?

Baker Hughes received 44 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.07% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 50.84% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 165 67.07%	Underperform Votes 81 32.93%
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 121 50.84%	Underperform Votes 117 49.16%

Does the media prefer BKR or CARR?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 7 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Baker Hughes and 37 mentions for Carrier Global. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Baker Hughes' score of 1.02 indicating that Carrier Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carrier Global	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Carrier Global beats Baker Hughes on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.