nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors

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

Is BKR or NVT a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. nVent Electric pays out 22.9% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and nVent Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Baker Hughes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer BKR or NVT?

Baker Hughes presently has a consensus target price of $49.11, indicating a potential upside of 34.31%. nVent Electric has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.97%. Given Baker Hughes' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than nVent Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Which has more risk & volatility, BKR or NVT?

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nVent Electric has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKR or NVT?

nVent Electric received 36 more outperform votes than Baker Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.07% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 66.34% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 165 67.07%	Underperform Votes 81 32.93%
nVent Electric	Outperform Votes 201 66.34%	Underperform Votes 102 33.66%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BKR or NVT?

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of nVent Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of nVent Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BKR or NVT?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 27 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Baker Hughes and 15 mentions for nVent Electric. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Baker Hughes' score of 0.95 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
nVent Electric	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BKR or NVT more profitable?

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 10.70% compared to nVent Electric's net margin of 10.09%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.58% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes	10.70%	14.58%	6.30%
nVent Electric	10.09%	14.52%	7.27%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BKR or NVT?

Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than nVent Electric. Baker Hughes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nVent Electric, 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	$27.84B	1.30	$2.98B	$2.93	12.48
nVent Electric	$3.08B	3.46	$331.80M	$3.50	18.52

Summary

Baker Hughes and nVent Electric tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.