Baytex Energy (BTE) Competitors

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend CHRD or BTE?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $150.69, suggesting a potential upside of 44.40%. Baytex Energy has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 197.30%. Given Baytex Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CHRD or BTE?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.15	$848.63M	$14.95	6.98
Baytex Energy	$3.07B	0.46	$172.67M	-$0.30	-6.17

Is CHRD or BTE more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of 7.66%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%
Baytex Energy	7.66%	7.90%	4.16%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CHRD or BTE?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CHRD or BTE a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baytex Energy pays out -23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to CHRD or BTE?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Chord Energy and 0 mentions for Baytex Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	Positive
Baytex Energy	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or BTE?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Baytex Energy on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.