nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NVT or BKR?

nVent Electric received 34 more outperform votes than Baker Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.94% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 66.00% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
nVent Electric	Outperform Votes 198 66.00%	Underperform Votes 102 34.00%
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 164 66.94%	Underperform Votes 81 33.06%

Does the media favor NVT or BKR?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 21 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Baker Hughes and 23 mentions for nVent Electric. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Baker Hughes' score of 0.72 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
nVent Electric	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baker Hughes	21 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

90.1% of nVent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of nVent Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by 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.

Is NVT or BKR a better dividend stock?

nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. nVent Electric pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, NVT or BKR?

nVent Electric has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NVT or BKR?

nVent Electric currently has a consensus target price of $69.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.70%. Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $49.11, suggesting a potential upside of 32.71%. Given Baker Hughes' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than nVent Electric.

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

Is NVT or BKR 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
nVent Electric	10.09%	14.52%	7.27%
Baker Hughes	10.70%	14.58%	6.30%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NVT or BKR?

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
nVent Electric	$3.01B	3.27	$331.80M	$1.96	30.43
Baker Hughes	$27.84B	1.32	$2.98B	$2.93	12.63

Summary

Baker Hughes beats nVent Electric on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.