J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Sells 453,478 Shares of Baker Hughes Company $BKR

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lessened its position in Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) by 21.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,676,103 shares of the company’s stock after selling 453,478 shares during the period. Baker Hughes accounts for about 1.3% of J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG owned about 0.17% of Baker Hughes worth $81,660,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Baker Hughes in the second quarter valued at approximately $862,722,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in Baker Hughes by 76.0% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,419,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,446,000 after acquiring an additional 3,203,942 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Baker Hughes by 247.5% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,134,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,177,000 after acquiring an additional 2,232,394 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Baker Hughes by 38.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,602,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,492,000 after purchasing an additional 2,094,079 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Baker Hughes by 18.9% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 12,834,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,076,000 after purchasing an additional 2,044,402 shares during the last quarter. 92.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Baker Hughes Trading Up 4.4%

Shares of Baker Hughes stock opened at $56.29 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.55 billion, a PE ratio of 19.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.89. Baker Hughes Company has a 52 week low of $33.60 and a 52 week high of $56.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $48.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.73. 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 issued its earnings results on Sunday, January 25th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.11. Baker Hughes had a return on equity of 14.22% and a net margin of 10.43%.The company had revenue of $7.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.09 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.70 EPS. Baker Hughes’s quarterly revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Baker Hughes Company will post 2.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on BKR. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Baker Hughes in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Baker Hughes from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Baker Hughes in a report on Monday, December 29th. Evercore ISI set a $54.00 target price on shares of Baker Hughes in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Baker Hughes from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.22.

Key Headlines Impacting Baker Hughes

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat — Baker Hughes reported $0.78 EPS vs. $0.67 consensus and revenue of $7.39B vs. $7.09B expected; the beat is a primary driver for the stock lift. Baker Hughes earnings beat by $0.11, revenue topped estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Record orders and RPO — company reported $7.9B of orders and record remaining performance obligation (RPO) of $35.9B (IET RPO $32.4B), supporting revenue visibility and growth in Industrial & Energy Technology. Baker Hughes Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: IET segment strength — Industrial & Energy Technology drove an 11% rise in adjusted profit, offsetting weakness in traditional oilfield services and underpinning margin/EBITDA resilience. Baker Hughes posts rise in adjusted quarterly profit as industrial unit shines
• Neutral Sentiment: International opportunity noted — management highlighted a “significant revenue opportunity” in Venezuela but emphasized employee safety and regulatory clarity as gating factors, so potential is meaningful but conditional. Baker Hughes sees significant revenue opportunity in Venezuela
• Neutral Sentiment: Full call & slides available — management commentary and the earnings-slide deck/earnings transcript provide color on backlog, segment trends and capital allocation for investors evaluating whether the beat is sustainable. Baker Hughes Company (BKR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance shows revenue ranges slightly conservative — Q1 2026 revenue guidance of $6.1B–$6.7B (consensus ~$6.6B) and FY 2026 revenue $26.2B–$28.3B (consensus ~$27.4B). The company did not specify EPS targets in the guidance release, which may temper upside expectations. (Company guidance release)
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst view mixed — Zephirin Group raised its price target to $45 but kept a “hold” rating; the PT remains well below the current market price, indicating some analysts see limited near-term upside. Zephirin Group raises price target on Baker Hughes to $45 from $40, keeps hold rating

Baker Hughes 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.