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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	2.35	$5.60B	$6.28	9.73
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.35	$2.98B	$2.98	12.73

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 1.5%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, CARR or BKR?

Carrier Global has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CARR or BKR?

In the previous week, Carrier Global had 4 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Carrier Global and 30 mentions for Baker Hughes. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Baker Hughes' score of 0.95 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baker Hughes	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do analysts rate CARR or BKR?

Carrier Global presently has a consensus target price of $81.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.12%. Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $50.76, suggesting a potential upside of 33.77%. Given Baker Hughes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than Carrier Global.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CARR or BKR?

Baker Hughes received 42 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.10% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 49.78% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 114 49.78%	Underperform Votes 115 50.22%
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 156 66.10%	Underperform Votes 80 33.90%

Summary

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