Baker Hughes vs Weatherford International
BKR and WFRD side by side, both in construction, mining, and materials handling. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BKR and WFRD compare
Baker Hughes is the larger company, worth 7.8 times as much as Weatherford International ($48.5B against $6.2B).
Baker Hughes grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.7% versus −5.7% for Weatherford International).
Baker Hughes keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.1% compared with 8.6% at Weatherford International.
Both pay dividends: Baker Hughes yields 1.9% and Weatherford International 1.3%.
Weatherford International scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 8 for Baker Hughes), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BKR | WFRD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $48.5B | $6.2B |
| Share price | $48.86 | $85.51 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.18% | 12.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 117% | 193% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 56K | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.2× |
| P/S | 1.7× | 1.3× (better) |
| P/B | 2.4× (better) | 3.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 7.6× |
| P/FCF | 15.0× | 10.7× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.10 |
| FCF yield | 6.7% | 9.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $27.42 | $106.65 |
| Margin of safety | −78.2% | 19.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.7% (better) | −5.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.0% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 0.24% (better) | 0.00% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 1.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 10.1% (better) | 8.6% |
| FCF margin | 11.2% | 12.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 15.1% | 23.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 25.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.91 | 0.76 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.37 |
| Current ratio | 1.24 | 2.04 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.30 | 2.50 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.9% (better) | 1.3% |
| Payout ratio | 31.4% | 19.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 0.98% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.9% | 2.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.2% | 105% |
| Held by insiders | 0.13% | 2.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$72.6M | −$18.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 5.8% |
Go deeper
- BKR stock overview
- BKR income statement
- BKR valuation and score
- WFRD stock overview
- WFRD income statement
- WFRD valuation and score
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