BKR vs. CARR, JCI, SYM, NVT, BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, MOG.B, ZWS, and CHX
Should you be buying Baker Hughes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baker Hughes include Carrier Global (CARR), Johnson Controls International (JCI), Symbotic (SYM), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Moog (MOG.B), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), and ChampionX (CHX). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Baker Hughes vs.
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Carrier Global has a net margin of 14.98% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 8.20%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 20.52% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.
Baker Hughes received 37 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.29% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 48.42% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Carrier Global had 1 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Carrier Global and 18 mentions for Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Carrier Global's score of 0.18 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.
92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Baker Hughes pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carrier Global pays out 22.8% 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 higher revenue and earnings than Carrier Global. 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.
Baker Hughes presently has a consensus target price of $47.53, suggesting a potential upside of 2.13%. Carrier Global has a consensus target price of $83.93, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Carrier Global's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Baker Hughes.
Baker Hughes has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carrier Global has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Baker Hughes beats Carrier Global on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BKR) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
