Baker Hughes A GE (BHGE) Competitors

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

Is BHGE or BKR a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes A GE pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Baker Hughes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BHGE or BKR?

Baker Hughes A GE has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BHGE or BKR more profitable?

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 10.70% compared to Baker Hughes A GE's net margin of 0.71%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.58% 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%
Baker Hughes	10.70%	14.58%	6.30%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BHGE or BKR?

Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than Baker Hughes A GE. Baker Hughes 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	1.75	$195M	$0.66	58.53
Baker Hughes	$27.84B	1.37	$2.98B	$2.93	13.18

Do analysts recommend BHGE or BKR?

Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $49.11, indicating a potential upside of 27.13%. Given Baker Hughes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Baker Hughes 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
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the media favor BHGE or BKR?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 43 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes A GE. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Baker Hughes and 0 mentions for Baker Hughes A GE. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Baker Hughes A GE's score of 0.00 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes A GE	Neutral
Baker Hughes	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BHGE or BKR?

48.4% of Baker Hughes A GE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baker Hughes A GE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BHGE or BKR?

Baker Hughes A GE received 128 more outperform votes than Baker Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.51% of users gave Baker Hughes A GE an outperform vote while only 67.07% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baker Hughes A GE	Outperform Votes 293 67.51%	Underperform Votes 141 32.49%
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 165 67.07%	Underperform Votes 81 32.93%

Summary

Baker Hughes beats Baker Hughes A GE on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.