Baytex Energy (BTE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Baytex Energy Corp. is a Calgary -based energy company committed to driving shareholder value through disciplined execution. It operates a high-quality, high-return portfolio in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, featuring the Pembina Duvernay and heavy oil plays in Alberta and Saskatchewan. These core assets are backed by an extensive drilling inventory and consistently generate strong cash flow.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$5.78 to C$5.92
• 50-Day Range: C$5.48 to C$7.32
• 52-Week Range: C$2.62 to C$7.37
• Volume: 5.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$4.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.15%
• Price Target: C$7.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Baytex Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Baytex Energy scored higher than 66% 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: 3.8 / 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 Potential

Baytex Energy has a consensus price target of C$7.00, representing about 19.0% upside from its current price of C$5.88.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Baytex Energy has been the subject of 6 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 -6.13, 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 -6.13, 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 2.06. 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 1.51%, 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: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Baytex Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.09. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score 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

Only 6 people have searched for BTE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Baytex Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$531,560.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

25.51% of the stock of Baytex Energy is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Record date for 7/2 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2026
• Today: 7/18/2026

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: +19.0%
• 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: 15.88
• 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: 2.49
• Cash Flow: C$0.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 726.25
• Book Value: C$2.85 per share
• Price / Book: 2.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 712,594,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$4.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.41