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Baytex Energy (BTE) Competitors

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C$2.55 +0.11 (+4.51%)
As of 07/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

BTE vs. HSE, VRN, POU, SSL, COP, AAV, IPCO, GBR, VET, and VNR

Should you be buying Baytex Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baytex Energy include Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Veren (VRN), Paramount Resources (POU), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Coro Mining (COP), Advantage Energy (AAV), International Petroleum (IPCO), Great Bear Resources (GBR), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Valener (VNR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Baytex Energy vs. Its Competitors

Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) and Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (TSE:HSE) are both mid-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -10.45%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baytex Energy-10.45% -8.96% -0.08%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Baytex Energy and 0 mentions for Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy Positive
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) Neutral

40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Baytex Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Baytex EnergyC$3.33B0.60-C$347.90M-C$0.44-5.80
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)C$14.69B0.00-C$11.47B-C$11.41N/A

Baytex Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$4.68, indicating a potential upside of 83.58%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Baytex Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Baytex Energy pays out -20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays out -2.4% 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. Baytex Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Baytex Energy beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BTE vs. The Competition

MetricBaytex EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$2.01BC$1.42BC$7.53BC$6.16B
Dividend Yield2.56%8.34%10.93%6.72%
P/E Ratio-5.80210.5554.9950.59
Price / Sales0.6091,903.8520,613.431,218.45
Price / Cash726.2592.2136.1383.29
Price / Book0.511.663.294.72
Net Income-C$347.90MC$82.50MC$4.20BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.59%-0.54%0.81%1.40%
1 Month Performance5.37%3.11%4.46%4.32%
1 Year Performance-48.07%33.94%103.50%25.97%

Baytex Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.5572 of 5 stars
C$2.55
+4.5%
C$4.68
+83.6%
-47.5%C$2.01BC$3.33B-5.80220Positive News
HSE
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802
VRN
Veren
N/AN/AC$11.74
+∞
N/AC$5.60BC$3.83B5.20777
POU
Paramount Resources
3.5206 of 5 stars
C$21.67
-0.7%
C$23.67
+9.2%
-31.3%C$3.23BC$1.93B8.87579News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
SSL
Sandstorm Gold
1.0287 of 5 stars
C$12.81
+3.6%
C$11.92
-7.0%
+70.7%C$2.68BC$108.71M85.2428,600Dividend Announcement
COP
Coro Mining
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap Up
AAV
Advantage Energy
3.2302 of 5 stars
C$11.83
+0.4%
C$12.95
+9.5%
+12.3%C$1.96BC$505.16M43.0883Positive News
Analyst Forecast
IPCO
International Petroleum
0.3679 of 5 stars
C$22.28
-0.2%
C$21.67
-2.8%
+16.1%C$1.87BC$621.26M18.86N/A
GBR
Great Bear Resources
N/AC$28.15
-2.3%
N/A+0.0%C$1.63BN/A-153.833High Trading Volume
VET
Vermilion Energy
3.5035 of 5 stars
C$9.94
-2.2%
C$14.89
+49.8%
-31.9%C$1.54BC$1.96B-1.87720
VNR
Valener
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.02BC$86.25M17.73381

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