Baker Hughes Valuation

Is BKR undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BKR when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BKR (€38.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€45.72)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BKR is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BKR?

Key metric: As BKR is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BKR. This is calculated by dividing BKR's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BKR's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.8x
EarningsUS$2.24b
Market CapUS$39.90b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BKR's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BKR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9.6x
SBO Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment
8.8x24.3%€442.8m
OMV OMV
9x16.7%€11.9b
SLB Schlumberger
11.6x9.9%US$52.0b
HAL Halliburton
9x6.6%US$22.8b
BKR Baker Hughes
17.8x10.5%€39.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BKR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.8x) compared to the peer average (9.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BKR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Energy Services Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BKR 17.8xIndustry Avg. 8.7xNo. of Companies7PE0816243240+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BKR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.8x) compared to the European Energy Services industry average (8.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BKR's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BKR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.8x
Fair PE Ratio11.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BKR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BKR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€38.60
€45.04
+16.7%
9.1%€51.14€32.81n/a26
Dec ’25€41.56
€42.46
+2.2%
9.5%€50.90€32.65n/a26
Nov ’25€34.86
€40.28
+15.6%
8.1%€49.10€31.50n/a26
Oct ’25€33.23
€38.18
+14.9%
7.7%€44.78€30.45n/a26
Sep ’25€31.49
€38.59
+22.6%
7.7%€45.15€30.70n/a26
Aug ’25€34.99
€39.45
+12.7%
7.8%€46.34€31.51n/a27
Jul ’25€32.63
€37.97
+16.4%
7.8%€42.98€31.77n/a26
Jun ’25€30.29
€37.34
+23.3%
7.7%€42.31€31.27n/a26
May ’25€30.73
€38.27
+24.5%
6.9%€43.09€31.85n/a26
Apr ’25€30.92
€37.36
+20.8%
8.0%€45.22€31.38n/a26
Mar ’25€27.66
€37.36
+35.1%
8.0%€45.22€31.38n/a26
Feb ’25€26.36
€37.20
+41.2%
8.4%€45.35€31.47n/a27
Jan ’25€30.93
€36.87
+19.2%
9.1%€42.68€27.24n/a29
Dec ’24€31.52
€38.08
+20.8%
8.8%€43.99€28.08€41.5629
Nov ’24€32.95
€38.42
+16.6%
8.8%€44.41€28.35€34.8629
Oct ’24€33.65
€37.63
+11.8%
8.8%€44.46€28.38€33.2328
Sep ’24€34.10
€36.30
+6.5%
8.1%€40.47€27.59€31.4928
Aug ’24€32.26
€35.29
+9.4%
9.2%€39.81€27.14€34.9927
Jul ’24€29.11
€33.25
+14.2%
10.2%€39.41€25.66€32.6325
Jun ’24€26.37
€32.78
+24.3%
10.7%€38.94€24.45€30.2925
May ’24€26.21
€32.78
+25.1%
10.7%€38.94€24.45€30.7325
Apr ’24€26.38
€34.67
+31.5%
9.0%€40.75€25.59€30.9224
Mar ’24€28.95
€34.18
+18.1%
9.4%€40.29€26.70€27.6624
Feb ’24€29.04
€33.05
+13.8%
9.3%€38.72€26.27€26.3624
Jan ’24€27.15
€31.31
+15.3%
8.9%€35.57€26.68€30.9324
Dec ’23n/a
€31.70
0%
9.2%€36.10€27.08€31.5224

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 12:30
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Baker Hughes Company is covered by 56 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William SeleskyArgus Research Company
Waqar SyedATB Capital Markets
Finbarr MacCarthyAtlantic Equities LLP