Baker Hughes (BKR) Competitors $40.11 +1.02 (+2.61%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.26 +0.15 (+0.36%) As of 07:05 AM 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$11.07B3.80$3.34B$16.358.79Baker Hughes$27.83B1.43$2.98B$2.9313.69 Which has more volatility and risk, FANG or BKR? Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FANG or BKR? 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Does the media favor FANG or BKR? In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 3 more articles in the media than Diamondback Energy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Baker Hughes and 24 mentions for Diamondback Energy. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Baker Hughes' score of 0.63 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Baker Hughes 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer FANG or BKR? Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus price target of $193.13, indicating a potential upside of 34.34%. Baker Hughes has a consensus price target of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.92%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 19 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 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. SummaryDiamondback Energy beats Baker Hughes on 15 of the 20 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$38.73B$5.17B$7.58B$8.95BDividend Yield2.35%3.00%10.99%4.04%P/E Ratio13.6910.6863.9120.11Price / Sales1.434.2921,941.25119.84Price / Cash11.087.3436.2557.86Price / Book2.331.773.685.56Net Income$2.98B$397.37M$4.21B$248.40M7 Day Performance0.70%0.61%0.80%4.67%1 Month Performance4.64%6.38%3.83%6.64%1 Year Performance19.98%3.54%101.24%21.31% Baker Hughes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKRBaker Hughes4.6637 of 5 stars$40.11+2.6%$48.50+20.9%+17.4%$38.73B$27.83B13.6957,000FANGDiamondback Energy4.9133 of 5 stars$137.40-1.7%$193.13+40.6%-29.3%$40.14B$11.07B8.40970Positive NewsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.4065 of 5 stars$5.93+0.3%$9.50+60.2%-32.2%$2.29B$5.38B-2.289,200Positive NewsFTITechnipFMC3.0349 of 5 stars$34.45-0.3%$36.46+5.8%+35.0%$14.44B$9.08B18.1325,304HALHalliburton4.8418 of 5 stars$20.37-1.0%$33.58+64.8%-33.3%$17.51B$22.94B8.5248,000MTDRMatador Resources4.7581 of 5 stars$47.72-1.0%$69.06+44.7%-11.2%$5.97B$3.50B6.41290Analyst UpgradeNOVNOV4.7966 of 5 stars$12.45-2.2%$17.44+40.1%-24.9%$4.68B$8.82B8.3034,010Trending NewsOIIOceaneering International3.3861 of 5 stars$20.73-0.6%$28.00+35.1%-10.7%$2.09B$2.66B11.6510,400PRPermian Resources4.6037 of 5 stars$13.65-0.7%$18.50+35.5%-11.0%$10.97B$5.00B8.43220Analyst UpgradeSLBSchlumberger4.9785 of 5 stars$33.83-0.5%$51.68+52.8%-21.0%$46.01B$36.07B11.4799,000Positive NewsWHDCactus3.9722 of 5 stars$43.76-1.3%$52.33+19.6%-10.4%$3.49B$1.14B15.571,600News Coverage 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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