Baker Hughes A GE (BHGE) Competitors

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and Baker Hughes A GE (NYSE:BHGE) 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 institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, BKR or BHGE?

Baker Hughes has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes A GE has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BKR or BHGE?

Baker Hughes A GE received 158 more outperform votes than Baker Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.51% of users gave Baker Hughes A GE an outperform vote while only 63.08% of users gave Baker Hughes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baker Hughes	Outperform Votes 135 63.08%	Underperform Votes 79 36.92%
Baker Hughes A GE	Outperform Votes 293 67.51%	Underperform Votes 141 32.49%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BKR or BHGE?

Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than Baker Hughes A GE. Baker Hughes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes A GE, 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
Baker Hughes	$25.51B	1.72	$1.94B	$2.23	19.84
Baker Hughes A GE	$22.88B	2.01	$195M	$0.66	67.05

Is BKR or BHGE a better dividend stock?

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Baker Hughes A GE pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Baker Hughes pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes A GE pays out 109.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Baker Hughes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer BKR or BHGE?

In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 17 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes A GE. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Baker Hughes and 0 mentions for Baker Hughes A GE. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Baker Hughes A GE's score of 0.00 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes	Positive
Baker Hughes A GE	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BKR or BHGE?

Baker Hughes presently has a consensus target price of $44.59, suggesting a potential upside of 0.76%. Given Baker Hughes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than Baker Hughes A GE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baker Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Baker Hughes A GE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Baker Hughes A GE shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Baker Hughes A GE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BKR or BHGE more profitable?

Baker Hughes has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Baker Hughes A GE's net margin of 0.71%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 13.77% beat Baker Hughes A GE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baker Hughes	8.20%	13.77%	5.86%
Baker Hughes A GE	0.71%	1.07%	0.71%

Summary

Baker Hughes beats Baker Hughes A GE on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.