Baker Hughes (BKR) Competitors

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, BKR or HAL?

Baker Hughes has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BKR or HAL?

Baker Hughes currently has a consensus price target of $44.59, indicating a potential upside of 3.84%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $40.79, indicating a potential upside of 37.38%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Halliburton	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BKR or HAL?

Halliburton received 1802 more outperform votes than Baker Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.64% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 63.08% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 135 63.08%	Underperform Votes 79 36.92%
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1937 80.64%	Underperform Votes 465 19.36%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BKR or HAL?

Halliburton has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baker Hughes. Halliburton 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	$25.51B	1.67	$1.94B	$2.23	19.26
Halliburton	$23.02B	1.13	$2.64B	$2.87	10.34

Does the media favor BKR or HAL?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 17 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Baker Hughes and 23 mentions for Halliburton. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Halliburton's score of 0.45 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Halliburton	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BKR or HAL more profitable?

Halliburton has a net margin of 11.04% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 8.20%. Halliburton's return on equity of 28.33% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes	8.20%	13.77%	5.86%
Halliburton	11.04%	28.33%	11.21%

Is BKR or HAL a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Baker Hughes pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 23.7% 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. Halliburton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BKR or HAL?

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Halliburton beats Baker Hughes on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.