Symbotic (SYM) Competitors

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SYM or BKR?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SYM or BKR?

Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic 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
Symbotic	$1.91B	6.38	-$13.49M	-$0.07	-296.57
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.36	$2.98B	$2.98	12.81

Does the media refer more to SYM or BKR?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 12 more articles in the media than Symbotic. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Baker Hughes and 13 mentions for Symbotic. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Symbotic's score of 0.66 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Symbotic	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baker Hughes	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYM or BKR?

Baker Hughes received 93 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.24% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 50.79% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 64 50.79%	Underperform Votes 62 49.21%
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 157 66.24%	Underperform Votes 80 33.76%

Which has more volatility & risk, SYM or BKR?

Symbotic has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% 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 analysts prefer SYM or BKR?

Symbotic currently has a consensus price target of $37.20, suggesting a potential upside of 79.19%. Baker Hughes has a consensus price target of $50.65, suggesting a potential upside of 32.72%. Given Symbotic's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbotic	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is SYM or BKR more profitable?

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 10.70% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.58% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbotic	-0.38%	5.11%	1.23%
Baker Hughes	10.70%	14.58%	6.30%

Summary

Baker Hughes beats Symbotic on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.