How to buy Baker Hughes (BKR) stocks

Baker Hughes is an oil & gas equipment & services business based in the US. Baker Hughes shares (BKR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $40.32 – a decrease of 4.34% over the previous week. Baker Hughes employs 57,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $27.3 billion.

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Baker Hughes stock price (NASDAQ: BKR)

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Baker Hughes stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$40.32
52-week range	$27.61 - $45.17
50-day moving average more info button	$40.58
200-day moving average more info button	$35.56
Wall St. target price	$46.68
PE ratio more info button	17.9552
Dividend yield more info button	$0.83 (2.1%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.23

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Baker Hughes price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $39.8 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.58%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-11.32%
3 months (2024-09-20)	10.43%
6 months (2024-06-21)	20.86%

1 year (2023-12-21)	16.92%
2 years (2022-12-21)	42.51%
3 years (2021-12-21)	80.45%
5 years (2019-12-20)	84.08%

Is Baker Hughes stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Baker Hughes stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Baker Hughes's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Baker Hughes's P/E ratio

Baker Hughes's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Baker Hughes shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Baker Hughes's PEG ratio

Baker Hughes's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.8923. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Baker Hughes's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Baker Hughes's EBITDA

Baker Hughes's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.3 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Baker Hughes's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Baker Hughes financials

Revenue TTM	$27.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	13.46%
Gross profit TTM	$4.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.43%
Return on equity TTM	14.29%
Profit margin	8.2%
Book value	$16.37
Market Capitalization more info button	$39.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Baker Hughes stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 38.53% of net profits

Recently Baker Hughes has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Baker Hughes shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Baker Hughes's case, that would currently equate to about $0.83 per share.

While Baker Hughes's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Baker Hughes may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Baker Hughes's most recent dividend payout was on 13 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 3 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Baker Hughes stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Baker Hughes's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $27.6065 up to $45.17. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Baker Hughes's is 1.363. This would suggest that Baker Hughes's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Baker Hughes overview

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Baker Hughes is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.118% of Baker Hughes stocks are held by insiders and 98.173% by institutions. How many people work for Baker Hughes?
Latest data suggests 57,000 work at Baker Hughes. When does the fiscal year end for Baker Hughes?
Baker Hughes's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Baker Hughes based?
Baker Hughes's address is: 575 North Dairy Ashford Road, Houston, TX, United States, 77079-1121 What is Baker Hughes's ISIN number?
Baker Hughes's international securities identification number is: US05722G1004 What is Baker Hughes's CUSIP number?
Baker Hughes's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 05722G100

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