Baker Hughes (BKR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) is an energy technology company that provides equipment, services and digital solutions to oil and gas producers, industrial companies and other energy customers. Its offerings support activities across the energy value chain, including exploration and production, drilling, well construction, production optimization, and the transportation and processing of hydrocarbons.

The company supplies oilfield services and equipment such as drilling systems, well-completion technologies, artificial-lift systems, subsea production equipment and well-intervention services. Through its industrial and energy technology operations, Baker Hughes also provides gas turbines, compressors, turbomachinery, process equipment, liquefied natural gas technologies, emissions-management solutions, and digital tools designed to improve asset performance and operational efficiency.

Baker Hughes traces its origins to the early 20th century and the development of rotary drilling technology associated with Hughes Tool Company. Baker International and Hughes Tool Company combined in 1987, and the business later became part of GE Oil & Gas before operating independently as Baker Hughes in 2019. The company serves customers in major energy-producing and industrial markets around the world. Its leadership is headed by Lorenzo Simonelli, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $55.30 to $56.32
• 50-Day Range: $54.90 to $64.90
• 52-Week Range: $43.92 to $70.41
• Volume: 2.21 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.83 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $55.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.07
• Dividend Yield: 1.64%
• Price Target: $71.41
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Baker Hughes Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Baker Hughes scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Baker Hughes has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.95, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Baker Hughes has a consensus price target of $71.41, representing about 27.3% upside from its current price of $56.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Baker Hughes has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Baker Hughes are expected to grow by 21.62% in the coming year, from $2.59 to $3.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Baker Hughes is 18.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Baker Hughes is 18.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.29.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Baker Hughes has a PEG Ratio of 2.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Baker Hughes has a P/B Ratio of 2.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.49% of the float of Baker Hughes has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Baker Hughes has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.38, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Baker Hughes has recently decreased by 8.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Baker Hughes pays a meaningful dividend of 1.68%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Baker Hughes has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Baker Hughes is 29.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Baker Hughes will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.21% next year. This indicates that Baker Hughes will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Baker Hughes has a news sentiment score of 0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Baker Hughes this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for BKR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 14 people have added Baker Hughes to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Baker Hughes insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.19% of the stock of Baker Hughes is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.06% of the stock of Baker Hughes is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BKR
• CIK: 1701605
• Web: www.bakerhughes.com
• Phone: (713) 439-8600
• Fax: 713-439-8699
• Employees: 56,000
• Year Founded: 1987

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Baker Hughes: $71.41
• High Price Target: $85.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.95
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.64
• P/E Growth: 2.39
• Net Income: $2.59 billion
• Net Margins: 11.17%
• Pretax Margin: 12.68%
• Return on Equity: 13.85%
• Return on Assets: 5.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 2.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.01
• Cash Flow: $3.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.39
• Book Value: $19.24 per share
• Price / Book: 2.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 992,670,000
• Free Float: 990,788,000
• Market Cap: $55.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04