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Basin rig count down one as prices rise

Published: Jul 24, 2026   |  Read Original Article ↗

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  • Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BRH) reported a one-rig decline in its Permian Basin rig count, down one from last week, with 258 rigs active in the region, down from 260 rigs a year ago, while the U.S. oil and gas rig count remained flat across the country at 587 rigs.
  • The regional benchmark Plains-West Texas Intermediate Posting ended Friday at $85.79 per barrel, up $6.82 from last Friday's close, while national benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude ended at $89.31 per barrel. 450 rigs sought oil, down two from the previous week, and 127 explored for natural gas, up one from previous week.
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Growth Stock Metric Rating
BKR Rating
36.0
SELL

Growth Stock Scoring Breakdown

METRIC VALUE WEIGHT ANALYSIS
Sales Growth TTM ? 0.2% 25% 20.0 ptsMinimal (0.2%) - Very weak
EPS Growth Next 5Y ? 8.4% 25% 20.0 ptsWeak (8.4%) - Low expectations
Target Price Upside ? 23.7% 20% 70.0 ptsGood Upside (23.7%) - Target: $70.81 vs Current: $57.25
Gross Margin % ? 23.6% 15% 40.0 ptsModerate (23.6%) - Adequate margins
Drawdown from 52-Wk High ? -18.7% 15% 40.0 ptsMild Pullback (-18.7%) - Light entry opportunity
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Energy Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 53,000 employees Houston, TX, United States
  • Baker Hughes Company provides a portfolio of technologies and services to energy and industrial value chain.
  • Its Oilfield Services & Equipment segment designs and manufactures exploration, appraisal, development, production, rejuvenation, and decommissioning products and related services for onshore and offshore oilfield operations.
  • This segment also provides drilling services, drill bits, and drilling and completions fluids; completions, intervention, measurements, pressure pumping, and wireline services; artificial lift systems, and oilfield and industrial chemicals; subsea projects and services, flexible pipe systems, and surface pressure control systems; and integrated well services and solutions.
  • It serves oil and natural gas companies; the United States and international independent oil and natural gas companies; national or state-owned oil companies; engineering, procurement, and construction contractors; geothermal companies; and other oilfield service companies.
  • The company's Industrial & Energy Technology segment offers gas technology equipment, such as drivers, driven equipment, and turnkey solutions for the mechanical and electric-drive, compression, and power-generation applications; aftermarket support and uptime gas technology services; non-destructive testing technologies, software, and services; pre-commissioning and maintenance services; flow control and safety solutions; mechanical and electromechanical gear transmission systems; Cordant, a software solution to optimize assets, processes, and energy use; Bently Nevada, a sensing and protection hardware for rack-based vibrating monitoring equipment and sensors; and climate technology solutions.
  • It serves industrial, upstream, midstream, downstream, onshore, offshore, and small-to-large scale customers.
  • The company was formerly known as Baker Hughes, a GE company and changed its name to Baker Hughes Company in October 2019.
  • The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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