Positive sentiment towards BKR reflected in decline in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Baker Hughes Co shares valued at $23,420,294 were purchased by Simonelli Lorenzo on Jul 23 ’25. At $44.48 per share, Simonelli Lorenzo acquired 526,568 shares.

Also, BORRAS MARIA C sold 5,585 shares, netting a total of over 223,400 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $40.00 each, the insider now holds 116,643 shares.

Before that, BORRAS MARIA C had added 5,585 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $223,400, the Officer bought Baker Hughes Co shares for $40.00 each.

As published in a research note from TD Cowen on April 24, 2025, Baker Hughes Co [BKR] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $49. Analysts at Piper Sandler started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of October 25, 2024, Argus has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for BKR. Earlier on September 25, 2024, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for BKR stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.

Analyzing BKR Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Baker Hughes Co [NASDAQ: BKR] rose 11.64% to $44.68. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.15, but it reached a high of $44.89 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 15.51%. Over the course of the year, Baker Hughes Co shares have jumped approximately 24.35%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $49.40 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $33.60 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Baker Hughes Co (BKR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 42.26, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 39.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 46.00. The next price resistance is at 47.31. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.78 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Baker Hughes Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Baker Hughes Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-30 dropping by -5.79 million shares to 24.31 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 30.1 million shares. A decline of -23.82% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.16.

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In terms of Baker Hughes Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 50 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.94% from the previous closing price of $40.02. Analysts anticipate Baker Hughes Co stock to reach 50 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Baker Hughes Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 29, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $50.

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