Baytex Energy Corp. (TSE:BTE - Free Report) NYSE: BTE - Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Baytex Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst A. Arif now forecasts that the company will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.11. Atb Cap Markets currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Baytex Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.37 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Baytex Energy's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS.
Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Baytex Energy from C$5.00 to C$4.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. TD Securities cut their target price on Baytex Energy from C$4.75 to C$4.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. National Bankshares lowered their price objective on shares of Baytex Energy from C$5.50 to C$5.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Raymond James reduced their target price on shares of Baytex Energy from C$4.00 to C$3.50 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, CIBC cut their price target on shares of Baytex Energy from C$5.00 to C$4.25 in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$4.68.
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Baytex Energy Trading Down 1.0 %
Baytex Energy stock opened at C$2.07 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of C$1.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.71, a PEG ratio of 0.12 and a beta of 2.61. Baytex Energy has a fifty-two week low of C$1.91 and a fifty-two week high of C$5.25. The firm's fifty day moving average price is C$2.65 and its 200-day moving average price is C$3.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.38, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.69.
Baytex Energy Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.0225 per share. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.35%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Baytex Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -20.48%.
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Baytex Energy Corp., an energy company, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Eagle Ford, the United States. The company offers light oil and condensate, heavy oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas.
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