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Baker Hughes (BKR) Competitors

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$65.80 -0.99 (-1.48%)
Closing price 05/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$65.70 -0.09 (-0.14%)
As of 05/21/2026 07:58 PM Eastern
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BKR vs. FANG, FTI, HAL, MTDR, and NOV

Should you buy Baker Hughes stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Baker Hughes with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Baker Hughes include Diamondback Energy (FANG), TechnipFMC (FTI), Halliburton (HAL), Matador Resources (MTDR), and NOV (NOV). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Baker Hughes compare to Diamondback Energy?

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Diamondback Energy$15.03B3.76$1.66B$0.86233.69
Baker Hughes$27.73B2.35$2.59B$3.1321.02

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Baker Hughes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus price target of $219.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.97%. Baker Hughes has a consensus price target of $69.41, indicating a potential upside of 5.48%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.04
Baker Hughes
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Diamondback Energy pays out 511.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Baker Hughes pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Baker Hughes has increased 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.

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 26 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 19 mentions for Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.95 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy
25 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Baker Hughes
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.17% compared to Diamondback Energy's net margin of 1.87%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.17% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy1.87% 7.76% 4.67%
Baker Hughes 11.17%14.17%6.24%

Summary

Baker Hughes beats Diamondback Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baker Hughes compare to TechnipFMC?

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

Baker Hughes currently has a consensus target price of $69.41, indicating a potential upside of 5.48%. TechnipFMC has a consensus target price of $66.53, indicating a potential downside of 6.88%. Given Baker Hughes' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than TechnipFMC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Baker Hughes
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
TechnipFMC
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TechnipFMC has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. TechnipFMC pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Baker Hughes pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TechnipFMC pays out 7.6% 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 TechnipFMC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Baker Hughes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 10 more articles in the media than TechnipFMC. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Baker Hughes and 9 mentions for TechnipFMC. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat TechnipFMC's score of 1.22 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TechnipFMC
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baker Hughes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of TechnipFMC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Baker Hughes$27.73B2.35$2.59B$3.1321.02
TechnipFMC$9.93B2.87$963.90M$2.6227.27

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.17% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 10.62%. TechnipFMC's return on equity of 34.06% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baker Hughes11.17% 14.17% 6.24%
TechnipFMC 10.62%34.06%11.30%

Summary

Baker Hughes beats TechnipFMC on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baker Hughes compare to Halliburton?

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Baker Hughes pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 37.4% 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. Baker Hughes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Baker Hughes$27.73B2.35$2.59B$3.1321.02
Halliburton$22.18B1.58$1.28B$1.8223.09

In the previous week, Halliburton had 10 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Halliburton and 19 mentions for Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Halliburton's score of 0.99 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Halliburton
14 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.17% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 6.95%. Halliburton's return on equity of 19.04% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baker Hughes11.17% 14.17% 6.24%
Halliburton 6.95%19.04%7.96%

Baker Hughes presently has a consensus target price of $69.41, suggesting a potential upside of 5.48%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $42.86, suggesting a potential upside of 1.99%. Given Baker Hughes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than Halliburton.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Baker Hughes
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Halliburton
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Baker Hughes beats Halliburton on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baker Hughes compare to Matador Resources?

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than Matador Resources. Matador Resources 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 Ratio
Matador Resources$3.70B1.89$759.22M$3.8914.43
Baker Hughes$27.73B2.35$2.59B$3.1321.02

Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Matador Resources pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes pays out 29.4% 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. Matador Resources has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Baker Hughes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Matador Resources has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

92.0% of Matador Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Matador Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 8 more articles in the media than Matador Resources. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Baker Hughes and 11 mentions for Matador Resources. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.82 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Matador Resources
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Baker Hughes
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Matador Resources has a net margin of 14.41% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 11.17%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.17% beat Matador Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Matador Resources14.41% 11.20% 5.62%
Baker Hughes 11.17%14.17%6.24%

Matador Resources currently has a consensus target price of $63.46, indicating a potential upside of 13.07%. Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $69.41, indicating a potential upside of 5.48%. Given Matador Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Matador Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Baker Hughes
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

Summary

Baker Hughes beats Matador Resources on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baker Hughes compare to NOV?

NOV (NYSE:NOV) and Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

NOV has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NOV$8.74B0.85$145M$0.2486.79
Baker Hughes$27.73B2.35$2.59B$3.1321.02

NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. NOV pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Baker Hughes pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NOV has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Baker Hughes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.17% compared to NOV's net margin of 1.05%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.17% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NOV1.05% 3.34% 1.90%
Baker Hughes 11.17%14.17%6.24%

93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of NOV shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

NOV presently has a consensus price target of $19.36, indicating a potential downside of 7.07%. Baker Hughes has a consensus price target of $69.41, indicating a potential upside of 5.48%. Given Baker Hughes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than NOV.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NOV
3 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.12
Baker Hughes
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 7 more articles in the media than NOV. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Baker Hughes and 12 mentions for NOV. NOV's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Baker Hughes' score of 1.22 indicating that NOV is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NOV
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Baker Hughes
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Baker Hughes beats NOV on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BKR vs. The Competition

MetricBaker HughesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$66.26B$9.98B$10.64B$12.29B
Dividend Yield1.38%1.95%10.22%5.33%
P/E Ratio21.0224.7421.2025.34
Price / Sales2.351.811,045.3779.17
Price / Cash17.5012.0838.6356.16
Price / Book3.352.904.637.01
Net Income$2.59B$373.98M$4.25B$335.27M
7 Day Performance2.62%0.33%0.23%1.28%
1 Month Performance5.21%5.58%3.46%0.16%
1 Year Performance79.83%85.45%56.93%34.54%

Baker Hughes Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKR
Baker Hughes
4.7197 of 5 stars
$65.80
-1.5%
$69.41
+5.5%
+79.5%$66.26B$27.73B21.0256,000
FANG
Diamondback Energy
3.5037 of 5 stars
$203.56
+1.6%
$218.25
+7.2%
+47.4%$57.26B$15.03B236.701,762
FTI
TechnipFMC
4.3685 of 5 stars
$71.21
-2.5%
$66.53
-6.6%
+139.2%$28.42B$9.93B27.1825,407
HAL
Halliburton
4.0453 of 5 stars
$41.71
+1.0%
$42.45
+1.8%
+111.1%$34.89B$22.18B22.9246,000
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.5625 of 5 stars
$60.34
+4.1%
$63.46
+5.2%
+28.7%$7.49B$3.70B15.51290

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