nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BKR or NVT?

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nVent Electric has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable 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	$27.83B	1.41	$2.98B	$2.93	13.52
nVent Electric	$3.01B	4.10	$331.80M	$3.50	21.39

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 2.3%. nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and nVent Electric has raised 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.

Does the media refer more to BKR or NVT?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 16 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Baker Hughes and 12 mentions for nVent Electric. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Baker Hughes' score of 1.05 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
nVent Electric	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BKR or NVT?

Baker Hughes currently has a consensus target price of $49.11, suggesting a potential upside of 23.96%. nVent Electric has a consensus target price of $70.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.59%. Given Baker Hughes' higher possible upside, 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

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

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of nVent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of nVent Electric 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.

Is BKR or NVT more profitable?

nVent Electric has a net margin of 18.22% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 10.51%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.70% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes	10.51%	14.70%	6.47%
nVent Electric	18.22%	13.54%	6.84%

Summary

nVent Electric beats Baker Hughes on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.