Baker Hughes (BKR) Competitors

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

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

91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CARR or BKR?

Carrier Global has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CARR or BKR?

Carrier Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baker Hughes. Carrier Global 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
Carrier Global	$22.49B	2.61	$5.60B	$6.28	10.83
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.59	$2.98B	$2.98	14.97

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CARR or BKR?

Baker Hughes received 41 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.67% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 49.34% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 112 49.34%	Underperform Votes 115 50.66%
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 153 65.67%	Underperform Votes 80 34.33%

Is CARR or BKR a better dividend stock?

Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 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 2.1%. Carrier Global pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes pays out 30.9% 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.

Do analysts rate CARR or BKR?

Carrier Global presently has a consensus target price of $82.53, indicating a potential upside of 21.37%. Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $51.06, indicating a potential upside of 14.48%. Given Carrier Global's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is CARR or BKR more profitable?

Carrier Global has a net margin of 23.83% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 10.70%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 18.82% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carrier Global	23.83%	18.82%	6.57%
Baker Hughes	10.70%	14.58%	6.30%

Does the media favor CARR or BKR?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 27 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Baker Hughes and 27 mentions for Carrier Global. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Baker Hughes' score of 1.08 indicating that Carrier Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carrier Global	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baker Hughes	36 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Carrier Global beats Baker Hughes on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.