Baker Hughes A GE (BHGE) Competitors

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

Is SEI or BHGE more profitable?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a net margin of 4.99% compared to Baker Hughes A GE's net margin of 0.71%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity of 7.66% beat Baker Hughes A GE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.99%	7.66%	4.29%
Baker Hughes A GE	0.71%	1.07%	0.71%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SEI or BHGE?

67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Baker Hughes A GE shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Baker Hughes A GE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SEI or BHGE?

In the previous week, Solaris Energy Infrastructure had 17 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes A GE. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Solaris Energy Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Baker Hughes A GE. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Baker Hughes A GE's score of 0.00 indicating that Solaris Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts prefer SEI or BHGE?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $47.56, suggesting a potential downside of 13.47%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than Baker Hughes A GE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Baker Hughes A GE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SEI or BHGE a better dividend stock?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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 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. 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SEI or BHGE?

Baker Hughes A GE has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. Baker Hughes A GE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solaris Energy Infrastructure, 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
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$313.09M	11.86	$15.81M	$0.59	93.15
Baker Hughes A GE	$22.88B	2.02	$195M	$0.66	67.38

Which has more risk & volatility, SEI or BHGE?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes A GE has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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