Baker Hughes A GE (BHGE) Competitors

Baker Hughes A GE (NYSE:BHGE) and Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BHGE or SEI?

Baker Hughes A GE has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. Solaris Energy Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes A GE, 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 A GE	$22.88B	2.03	$195M	$0.66	67.82
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$446.98M	4.34	$24.34M	$0.59	48.63

Is BHGE or SEI a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes A GE pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Baker Hughes A GE pays out 109.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Solaris Energy Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BHGE or SEI?

48.4% of Baker Hughes A GE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baker Hughes A GE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned 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.

Is BHGE or SEI more profitable?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a net margin of 4.80% compared to Baker Hughes A GE's net margin of 0.71%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity of 6.66% beat Baker Hughes A GE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes A GE	0.71%	1.07%	0.71%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%

Does the media refer more to BHGE or SEI?

In the previous week, Solaris Energy Infrastructure had 13 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes A GE. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Solaris Energy Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Baker Hughes A GE. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Baker Hughes A GE's score of 0.00 indicating that Solaris Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes A GE	Neutral
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BHGE or SEI?

Baker Hughes A GE has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BHGE or SEI?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 52.21%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than Baker Hughes A GE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baker Hughes A GE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Summary

Solaris Energy Infrastructure beats Baker Hughes A GE on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.