BWX Technologies (BWXT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BKR or BWXT?

Baker Hughes has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BKR or BWXT?

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BKR or BWXT?

Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than BWX Technologies. Baker Hughes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, 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	$27.03B	1.40	$1.94B	$1.79	21.19
BWX Technologies	$2.60B	4.14	$245.85M	$2.77	42.48

Does the media refer more to BKR or BWXT?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 20 more articles in the media than BWX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Baker Hughes and 13 mentions for BWX Technologies. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Baker Hughes' score of 0.75 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BWX Technologies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BKR or BWXT a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Baker Hughes pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BWX Technologies pays out 34.7% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BKR or BWXT?

BWX Technologies received 245 more outperform votes than Baker Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.65% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave BWX Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 127 61.65%	Underperform Votes 79 38.35%
BWX Technologies	Outperform Votes 372 59.81%	Underperform Votes 250 40.19%

Is BKR or BWXT more profitable?

BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.29% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 7.37%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 31.93% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes	7.37%	12.45%	5.25%
BWX Technologies	10.29%	31.93%	10.74%

Do analysts prefer BKR or BWXT?

Baker Hughes presently has a consensus target price of $43.56, suggesting a potential upside of 14.85%. BWX Technologies has a consensus target price of $104.86, suggesting a potential downside of 10.89%. Given Baker Hughes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than BWX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

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