Baker Hughes Co vs Alliant Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Baker Hughes Co trades at $64.74 (market cap $64.34B), while Alliant Energy Corporation trades at $68.56 (market cap $17.78B). The key difference: Baker Hughes Co is far larger — about 3.6× Alliant Energy Corporation's market cap, and Alliant Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (3.12%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BKR | LNT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $64.34B | $17.78B |
Sector | Energy | Utilities |
52-Week High | $69.67 | $78.03 |
52-Week Low | $42.51 | $63.62 |
Enterprise Value | $64.86B | $29.88B |
Dividend Yield | 1.42% | 3.12% |
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Baker Hughes is a global leader in oilfield services and oilfield equipment, with particularly strong presences in the artificial lift, specialty chemicals, and completions markets. The other half of its business focuses on industrial power generation, process solutions, and industrial asset management, with high exposure to the liquid natural gas market specifically, as well as broader industrials end markets.
Read more on BKR →Alliant Energy is the parent of two regulated utilities, Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serving nearly 1 million electricity and natural gas customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers. Both subsidiaries engage in the generation and distribution of electricity and the distribution and transportation of natural gas. Alliant also owns a 16% interest in American Transmission Co.
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