Q2 EPS Estimates for Baker Hughes Boosted by Zacks Research

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Baker Hughes in a report issued on Monday, October 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Baker Hughes’ current full-year earnings is $2.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Baker Hughes’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.08. Baker Hughes had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 12.45%. The firm had revenue of $7.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Baker Hughes from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Baker Hughes from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Baker Hughes from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Baker Hughes from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Baker Hughes from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Baker Hughes presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.59.

Baker Hughes Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BKR opened at $35.98 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.33. The company has a market cap of $35.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Baker Hughes has a 52 week low of $28.32 and a 52 week high of $39.05.

Institutional Trading of Baker Hughes

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of Baker Hughes by 18.4% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Baker Hughes by 6.9% during the second quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc now owns 7,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,000 after buying an additional 467 shares during the period. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Baker Hughes by 5.2% during the first quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 10,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,000 after buying an additional 520 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Baker Hughes by 8.7% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 6,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 553 shares during the period. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its stake in shares of Baker Hughes by 26.2% during the third quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 2,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 595 shares during the period. 92.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Baker Hughes news, CEO Lorenzo Simonelli sold 114,286 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $4,000,010.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 502,053 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,571,855. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Baker Hughes Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 6th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 6th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.33%. Baker Hughes’s payout ratio is currently 46.93%.

Baker Hughes Company Profile

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.