EOG Resources (EOG) Competitors

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

Is EOG or BKR more profitable?

EOG Resources has a net margin of 25.25% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 11.04%. EOG Resources' return on equity of 20.51% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EOG Resources	25.25%	20.51%	12.93%
Baker Hughes	11.04%	14.56%	6.53%

Do analysts rate EOG or BKR?

EOG Resources presently has a consensus price target of $143.30, suggesting a potential upside of 30.71%. Baker Hughes has a consensus price target of $52.57, suggesting a potential upside of 15.55%. Given EOG Resources' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe EOG Resources is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EOG Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EOG or BKR?

EOG Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baker Hughes. EOG Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes, 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
EOG Resources	$23.70B	2.53	$6.40B	$10.29	10.65
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.61	$2.98B	$3.06	14.87

Which has more volatility and risk, EOG or BKR?

EOG Resources has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EOG or BKR?

In the previous week, EOG Resources had 12 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for EOG Resources and 29 mentions for Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat EOG Resources' score of 0.97 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EOG Resources	22 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baker Hughes	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EOG or BKR a better dividend stock?

EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. EOG Resources pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes pays out 30.1% 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. EOG Resources has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Baker Hughes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. EOG Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EOG or BKR?

89.9% of EOG Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of EOG Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

EOG Resources beats Baker Hughes on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.