We're taking a closer look at Baker Hughes today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 3.5% compared to -1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Baker Hughes Company provides a portfolio of technologies and services to energy and industrial value chain worldwide.
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Baker Hughes has moved 60.3% over the last year compared to 22.2% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 38.1%
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BKR has an average analyst rating of buy and is -4.3% away from its mean target price of $48.25 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $2.98
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Baker Hughes has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.5 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.57 and its forward P/E ratio is 18.0
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.82 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Baker Hughes is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 25.42 and an average P/B of 3.2
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Baker Hughes has on average reported free cash flows of $1.04 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 17.3%