Baker Hughes Co [NASDAQ: BKR] loss -0.12% on the last trading session, reaching $34.15 price per share at the time. The company report on April 5, 2024 at 8:00 AM that Baker Hughes to Supply Electric-driven Liquefaction Technology for Cedar LNG Project.
Baker Hughes will supply Black & Veatch with turbomachinery equipment consisting of four electric-driven main refrigeration compressors, two electric-driven boil-off gas compressors and six centrifugal pumps.
Cedar LNG will be powered by renewable electricity to make it one of the lowest carbon intensity LNG facilities in the world.
If compared to the average trading volume of 9.41M shares, BKR reached a trading volume of 4237853 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Baker Hughes Co [BKR]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BKR shares is $40.39 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BKR stock is a recommendation set at 1.53. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Wolfe Research have made an estimate for Baker Hughes Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Peer Perform, with their previous recommendation back on January 29, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen raised their target price from $46 to $49. The new note on the price target was released on January 25, 2024, representing the official price target for Baker Hughes Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $38, while BofA Securities analysts kept a Buy rating on BKR stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Baker Hughes Co is set at 0.59, with the Price to Sales ratio for BKR stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.34. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.22, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.68. Price to Free Cash Flow for BKR in the course of the last twelve months was 18.60 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.86.
Trading performance analysis for BKR stock
Baker Hughes Co [BKR] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 0.80. With this latest performance, BKR shares gained by 9.11% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -1.87% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 18.45% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for BKR stock in for the last two-week period is set at 70.96, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 72.78, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 67.19 for Baker Hughes Co [BKR]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 31.08, while it was recorded at 34.16 for the last single week of trading, and 33.44 for the last 200 days.
Baker Hughes Co [BKR]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Baker Hughes Co’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.86 and a Current Ratio set at 1.25.
Baker Hughes Co [BKR]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Baker Hughes Co posted 0.28/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.26/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 7.70%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BKR. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Baker Hughes Co go to 30.20%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Baker Hughes Co [BKR]
The top three institutional holders of BKR stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.4983%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $200.69 billion in BKR stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $174.35 billion in BKR stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8386%.
