Baker Hughes Co BKR
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Baker Hughes Co is a large-cap company in the Energy sector (Oil & Gas Equipment & Services), with a market value of $55.6B, based in the USA.
It employs about 54,000 people and has been listed since Jul 05, 2017.
Baker Hughes Company provides a portfolio of technologies and services to energy and industrial value chain. Its Oilfield Services & Equipment segment designs and manufactures exploration, appraisal, development, production, rejuvenation, and decommissioning products and related services 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.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 18.0 versus 19.9 for the median of the Energy sector in our universe (5 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is shrinking 2% versus the same quarter last year.
The average analyst price target is 71.21, 27% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 48% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 10 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (20 vs 1).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (1.6% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.2% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLE +1.3%).
This week's news
- U.S. Oil Drilling Inches Up As Prices Fall finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- SLB OneSubsea Secures Rovuma Basin Subsea Production Systems Deal finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Baker Hughes Middle East, Gas Tech Strength Offset Weaker GTLS Outlook, UBS Says finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- 1 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks to Research Further and 2 We Brush Off finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- CRK Advances $1.65B SOCAR Partnership by Signing Framework Agreement finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-29
- North America Adds 15 Rigs WoW, BH Count Shows finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-28
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.