Symbotic (SYM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SYM or BKR?

Symbotic currently has a consensus price target of $38.20, suggesting a potential upside of 62.55%. Baker Hughes has a consensus price target of $51.06, suggesting a potential upside of 14.48%. Given Symbotic's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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

Does the media favor SYM or BKR?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 49 more articles in the media than Symbotic. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Baker Hughes and 5 mentions for Symbotic. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Symbotic's score of 1.04 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baker Hughes	35 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	7.22	-$13.49M	-$0.07	-335.71
Baker Hughes	$27.83B	1.59	$2.98B	$2.98	14.97

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%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SYM or BKR?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SYM or BKR?

Symbotic has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SYM or BKR?

Baker Hughes received 90 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.67% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote while only 51.22% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 63 51.22%	Underperform Votes 60 48.78%
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 153 65.67%	Underperform Votes 80 34.33%

Summary

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