NOV (NOV) Competitors

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

Is BKR or NOV a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Baker Hughes pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NOV pays out 24.6% 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. Baker Hughes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and NOV has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. NOV is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NOV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BKR or NOV more profitable?

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.04% compared to NOV's net margin of 5.36%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.56% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes	11.04%	14.56%	6.53%
NOV	5.36%	7.25%	4.15%

Do analysts prefer BKR or NOV?

Baker Hughes presently has a consensus target price of $51.47, indicating a potential upside of 17.47%. NOV has a consensus target price of $16.69, indicating a potential upside of 36.34%. Given NOV's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NOV is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
NOV	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Which has more volatility & risk, BKR or NOV?

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BKR or NOV?

Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than NOV. NOV 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
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.55	$2.98B	$3.06	14.32
NOV	$8.87B	0.51	$635M	$1.22	10.03

Does the media refer more to BKR or NOV?

In the previous week, NOV had 11 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for NOV and 45 mentions for Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat NOV's score of 0.12 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes	23 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NOV	9 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Baker Hughes beats NOV on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.