Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) Insider Maria Georgia Magno Sells 19,150 Shares

Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) insider Maria Georgia Magno sold 19,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.11, for a total value of $1,131,956.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 14,588 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $862,296.68. This represents a 56.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Baker Hughes Trading Up 3.6%

NASDAQ:BKR opened at $61.25 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $60.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.89. Baker Hughes Company has a one year low of $33.60 and a one year high of $62.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.09.

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 26th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.11. Baker Hughes had a return on equity of 14.26% and a net margin of 9.33%.The firm had revenue of $7.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.70 EPS. Baker Hughes’s quarterly revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Baker Hughes Company will post 2.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Baker Hughes Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. Baker Hughes’s payout ratio is 35.38%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Baker Hughes

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Woodline Partners LP raised its position in shares of Baker Hughes by 40.8% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 83,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,676,000 after purchasing an additional 24,225 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in Baker Hughes by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 18,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $812,000 after buying an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Baker Hughes by 405.0% in the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 34,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,335,000 after buying an additional 27,935 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in Baker Hughes by 7.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 115,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,414,000 after buying an additional 8,023 shares during the period. Finally, LRI Investments LLC lifted its stake in Baker Hughes by 59.3% in the second quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 1,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 384 shares during the last quarter. 92.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BKR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Argus boosted their target price on shares of Baker Hughes from $55.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Baker Hughes from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Baker Hughes from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. iA Financial set a $60.00 price objective on Baker Hughes in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on Baker Hughes from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $58.78.

Trending Headlines about Baker Hughes

Here are the key news stories impacting Baker Hughes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bloomberg reports Baker Hughes is exploring a roughly $1.5 billion sale of its Waygate Technologies unit — a potential portfolio simplification and cash-raising move that could improve capital allocation and boost investor confidence. Baker Hughes explores $1.5B sale of Waygate Technologies unit – Bloomberg
• Positive Sentiment: Baker Hughes received an order from Twenty20 Energy for ten Frame 5 gas turbines (supporting up to ~250 MW) for U.S. data?center projects — a meaningful industrial win that ties BKR to growing AI/data-center power demand and provides multi-year delivery visibility. Baker Hughes Receives Gas Turbine Order from Twenty20 Energy
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage is constructive: a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating was reported, and recent write-ups highlight Baker Hughes’ outperformance versus broader tech names so far in 2026 — factors that can support investor demand and multiple expansion. Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage noting BKR is outperforming many big-tech names year-to-date highlights the market re-rating BKR toward industrial/energy technology exposure, which can attract rotation flows. SLB, Baker Hughes Are Beating Big Tech By 30% In 2026: Here’s Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest fell materially through late January (to ~26.7M shares, ~2.7% of float, ~2.3 days to cover), which is typically bullish if it reflects short covering, but the move may already be partly priced in.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent February short-interest entries in some feeds show zeros/NaN (data errors). These reporting glitches create noise; rely on official exchange-reported short-interest releases for accuracy.

Baker Hughes Company Profile

Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides a broad portfolio of products, services and digital solutions for the oil and gas and industrial markets. Its offerings span oilfield services and equipment — including drilling, evaluation, completion and production technologies — as well as turbomachinery, compressors and related process equipment used in midstream and downstream operations. The company also supplies aftermarket services, field support and integrated solutions designed to improve asset performance and uptime across the energy value chain.

The firm’s roots trace back to the merger of Baker International and Hughes Tool Company, and more recently it combined with GE’s oil and gas business in 2017 to form Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE); subsequent changes in ownership restored Baker Hughes as an independent publicly traded company.