Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) Stock Price Expected to Rise, UBS Group Analyst Says

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) had its price objective lifted by UBS Group from $54.00 to $61.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. UBS Group’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 7.80% from the company’s current price.

BKR has been the topic of several other reports. TD Cowen raised their target price on Baker Hughes from $55.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $57.00 price objective on shares of Baker Hughes in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $60.00 target price on Baker Hughes in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Baker Hughes from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Baker Hughes from $55.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $57.08.

Baker Hughes Price Performance

BKR traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $56.59. The stock had a trading volume of 1,750,519 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,577,186. The company has a market cap of $55.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.89. Baker Hughes has a 1 year low of $33.60 and a 1 year high of $57.58. The business has a fifty day moving average of $48.80 and a 200 day moving average of $46.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.41.

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, January 25th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.11. Baker Hughes had a return on equity of 14.51% and a net margin of 9.33%.The firm had revenue of $7.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.09 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.70 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Baker Hughes will post 2.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Baker Hughes

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of BKR. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in Baker Hughes by 1,242.5% during the third quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares during the period. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Baker Hughes by 104.0% during the 3rd quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its holdings in Baker Hughes by 61.7% in the 2nd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 854 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 326 shares during the period. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in shares of Baker Hughes in the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Baker Hughes during the second quarter worth about $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.06% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Baker Hughes

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: EPS and revenue topped consensus and management highlighted record EBITDA and upbeat trends across segments — the core driver behind recent buying. Baker Hughes Q4 Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple major banks raised price targets and ratings after the quarter (TD Cowen to $64 buy; BMO to $65 outperform; JPMorgan to $60 overweight; Capital One to $59 overweight), reinforcing buy-side momentum and supporting upside expectations. Capital One Boost
• Neutral Sentiment: Company updated FY‑2026 and Q1 revenue ranges (Q1: $6.1B–$6.7B; FY: $26.2B–$28.3B). The ranges straddle consensus, so guidance is constructive but not clearly bullish — investors will watch execution vs. the midpoint.
• Neutral Sentiment: Baker Hughes flagged a sizable revenue opportunity in Venezuela but noted safety, employee conditions and legal/regulatory clarity are prerequisites — potential upside with material operating risks. Reuters: Venezuela Opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media pieces are re‑examining fair value for BKR after the quarter; these narrative shifts can amplify moves but don’t change the company’s near‑term fundamentals by themselves. Yahoo: Fair Value Discussion
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data reported as anomalous/zero for January (likely a reporting artefact); no clear short squeeze signal from the published figures.
• Negative Sentiment: Zephirin Group raised its target to $45 but kept a “hold” rating — the new target sits well below the current price, creating a contrarian cautionary datapoint for some investors. Zephirin Group Note

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.