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Baker Hughes (BKR)

$54.40

-$0.97 (-1.8%)

Market Cap: $54.96B

About Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes Company provides a portfolio of technologies and services to energy and industrial value chain worldwide. The company operates through Oilfield Services & Equipment (OFSE) and Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) segments.

The OFSE segment designs and manufactures products and provides related services, including exploration, appraisal, development, production, rejuvenation, and decommissioning for onshore and offshore oilfield operations. This segment also provides drilling services, drill bits, and drilling and completions fluids; completions, intervention, measurements, pressure pumping, and wireline services; artificial lift systems, and oilfield and industrial chemicals; subsea projects and services, flexible pipe systems, and surface pressure control systems; and integrated well services and solutions. It serves oil and natural gas companies; the United States and international independent oil and natural gas companies; national or state-owned oil companies; engineering, procurement, and construction contractors; geothermal companies; and other oilfield service companies. The IET segment provides gas technology equipment, including drivers, driven equipment, flow control, and turnkey solutions for the mechanical-drive, compression, and power-generation applications; and energy sectors, such as oil and gas, LNG operations, petrochemical, and carbon solutions. This segment also provides rack-based vibration monitoring equipment and sensors; integrated asset performance management products; inspection services; pumps, valves, and gears; precision sensors and instrumentation, and condition monitoring solutions. It serves upstream, midstream, downstream, onshore, offshore, and small and large scale customers. The company was formerly known as Baker Hughes, a GE company and changed its name to Baker Hughes Company in October 2019. Baker Hughes Company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Baker Hughes Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Baker Hughes:

• Baker Hughes recently signed two strategic agreements to develop natural gas infrastructure in Venezuela, partnering with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG to revitalize the country's energy production and expand its gas and LNG opportunities, leveraging its 60-year local presence.
• The company demonstrated strong financial performance in its most recent quarter, reporting earnings per share of $0.64, which beat the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.13, while also exceeding revenue expectations with $6.74 billion in sales compared to the $6.54 billion forecast.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a target price of $71.81, which represents significant upside potential from the current stock price of $56.30, supported by recent upgrades from firms like Goldman Sachs and Zacks Research.
• Institutional interest in the stock has surged, with funds like CX Institutional increasing their holdings by 1,266.4% and Park National Corp OH raising its stake by 150.9% in the third quarter, indicating strong confidence from major investors in the company's future growth.
• The stock offers a dividend yield of 1.61% with a sustainable payout ratio of 29.68%, providing income stability for investors while the company maintains a healthy balance sheet with a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Baker Hughes Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Baker Hughes for these reasons:

• CEO Lorenzo Simonelli has engaged in significant insider selling, disposing of over 900,000 shares in the first half of 2026 at average prices ranging from $58.43 to $63.36, which may signal a lack of confidence in the stock's near-term appreciation.
• The stock is trading at a P/E ratio of 18.16, which some analysts, such as GuruFocus, consider overvalued relative to its growth prospects, particularly as the stock has pulled back from its 52-week high of $70.41 to the current level of $56.30.
• Short interest has remained relatively high, with approximately 24.6 million shares shorted as of September 2026, representing about 2.5% of the float, suggesting that a portion of the market is betting on a decline in the stock price.
• Some analysts have recently lowered their price targets, with UBS Group cutting its target from $72.00 to $69.00 and TD Cowen reducing its objective from $78.00 to $76.00, reflecting concerns about the company's outlook in certain segments like GTLS.
• The company's revenue growth has been modest, with year-over-year increases of only 2.4% in the most recent quarter and 2.5% in the prior quarter, indicating that top-line expansion may be slowing despite strong earnings beats.

Recent News

• Update: Venture Global Taps GE Vernova, Baker Hughes for Power Expansion (finance.yahoo.com)
• Baker Hughes Signs Power Agreement With Venture Global For U.S. On-Site Power Generation (rttnews.com)
• Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Baker Hughes Company (BKR), Excelerate Energy, Inc. Class A (EE) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY) (theglobeandmail.com)
• Baker Hughes and Venture Global Expand Strategic Long-Term Power Generation Partnership (globenewswire.com)
• Venture Global inks deals with GE Vernova, Baker Hughes for power expansion (reuters.com)
• Baker Hughes (BKR) vs. SLB and HAL: Can IET Growth and LNG Demand Drive a Stronger Earnings Cycle? (insidermonkey.com)
• Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Energy Transfer (ET) and Baker Hughes Company (BKR) (theglobeandmail.com)