NOV (NOV) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NOV or BKR?

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
NOV	$8.87B	0.55	$635M	$1.22	10.82
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.61	$2.98B	$3.06	14.89

Do analysts prefer NOV or BKR?

NOV presently has a consensus target price of $16.56, indicating a potential upside of 25.43%. Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $52.29, indicating a potential upside of 14.76%. Given NOV's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe NOV is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NOV	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NOV or BKR?

93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of NOV shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor NOV or BKR?

In the previous week, NOV had 5 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for NOV and 25 mentions for Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat NOV's score of 0.63 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NOV	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baker Hughes	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, NOV or BKR?

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

Is NOV or BKR 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
NOV	5.36%	7.25%	4.15%
Baker Hughes	11.04%	14.56%	6.53%

Is NOV or BKR a better dividend stock?

NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. NOV pays out 24.6% 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. NOV has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Baker Hughes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. NOV is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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