Baytex Energy (BTE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Baytex Energy Corp is an oil and gas company. Geographically, the group operates in Canada and the United States. The company derives a majority of revenue from Canada. Its Canada segment includes the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in Western Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$6.96 to C$7.22
• 50-Day Range: C$5.49 to C$7.32
• 52-Week Range: C$2.18 to C$7.37
• Volume: 3.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$5.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.95%
• Price Target: C$7.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Baytex Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Baytex Energy scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Baytex Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Baytex Energy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Baytex Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Baytex Energy is -7.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Baytex Energy is -7.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Baytex Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.12. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Baytex Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BTE.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Baytex Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Baytex Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Baytex Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Baytex Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

21 people have searched for BTE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 110% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Baytex Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Baytex Energy in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net C$293,188.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0057% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Baytex Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$293,188.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.83% of the stock of Baytex Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.92% of the stock of Baytex Energy is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: TSE:BTE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.baytex.ab.ca
• Phone: +1-587-9523000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 220
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Baytex Energy: C$7.00
• High Price Target: C$8.50
• Low Price Target: C$5.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($0.96)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.23
• P/E Growth: 0.12
• Net Income: -C$347.90 million
• Net Margins: -83.88%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -23.15%
• Return on Assets: -0.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.84
• Current Ratio: 2.15
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.06
• Cash Flow: C$0.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 726.25
• Book Value: C$2.85 per share
• Price / Book: 2.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 723,400,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$5.15 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.58