Baker Hughes (BKR) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemBaker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR – Get Free Report) will likely be posting its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.6150 per share and revenue of $6.7063 billion for the quarter. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET.
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR – Get Free Report) last released 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. The firm had revenue of $7.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.09 billion. Baker Hughes had a return on equity of 14.26% and a net margin of 9.33%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Baker Hughes to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Baker Hughes Stock Performance
NASDAQ:BKR opened at $59.17 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $58.47 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.90. Baker Hughes has a fifty-two week low of $34.56 and a fifty-two week high of $67.00. 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 has a 50 day moving average price of $61.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $53.34.
Baker Hughes Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. Baker Hughes’s dividend payout ratio is 35.38%.
Insider Transactions at Baker Hughes
In other Baker Hughes news, CAO Rebecca L. Charlton sold 1,985 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.77, for a total value of $110,703.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,052 shares in the company, valued at approximately $672,140.04. This represents a 14.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director William G. Beattie sold 18,023 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.29, for a total value of $1,032,537.67. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 590,251 shares of company stock worth $35,311,023 in the last ninety days. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Baker Hughes
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BKR. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of Baker Hughes by 40.8% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 83,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,676,000 after acquiring an additional 24,225 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Baker Hughes by 5.6% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 18,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $812,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Baker Hughes during the second quarter valued at $2,301,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Baker Hughes by 4.0% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 46,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,779,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC bought a new position in shares of Baker Hughes during the second quarter valued at $1,014,000. 92.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on BKR shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Baker Hughes in a research note on Monday, December 29th. iA Financial set a $60.00 price objective on Baker Hughes in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Baker Hughes from $64.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Zephirin Group increased their price objective on Baker Hughes from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Capital One Financial increased their price objective on Baker Hughes from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $61.30.
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About Baker Hughes
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.