Baytex Energy (BTEGF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Baytex Energy Corp. is a Canadian oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas. Its portfolio includes light oil, heavy oil and liquids-rich assets, with operations focused on North American resource plays.

The company’s primary operating areas are the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta and Saskatchewan and the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas. Baytex sells the hydrocarbons produced from these assets to commercial and industrial customers through regional transportation and marketing networks.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Baytex became a publicly traded company in 1997. The company expanded its U.S. presence through the acquisition of Ranger Oil Corporation in 2023. Eric Nuttall has served as Baytex’s president and chief executive officer since July 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.52 to $4.76
• 50-Day Range: $4.01 to $5.17
• 52-Week Range: $3.81 to $7.24
• Volume: 17.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 249,520 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.55 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.18
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Baytex Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Baytex Energy scored higher than 13% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Baytex Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Baytex Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -33.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Baytex Energy are expected to decrease by -33.75% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $0.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Baytex Energy is 3.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Baytex Energy is 3.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.37.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Baytex Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. 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 BTEGF.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Baytex Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

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 2 news articles for Baytex Energy this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Baytex Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.76% of the stock of Baytex Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Baytex Energy has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2021
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BTEGF
• CIK: 1279495
• Web: www.baytexenergy.com
• Phone: (587) 952-3000
• Fax: 587-952-3029
• Employees: 220
• Year Founded: 1993

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.85
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.29 billion
• Net Margins: 38.28%
• Pretax Margin: 37.61%
• Return on Equity: 40.85%
• Return on Assets: 20.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.91
• Cash Flow: $1.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.08
• Book Value: $3.13 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 544,930,000
• Free Float: 540,789,000
• Market Cap: $2.55 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.16