BTE vs. HSE, VRN, SSL, POU, COP, IPCO, AAV, 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), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Paramount Resources (POU), Coro Mining (COP), International Petroleum (IPCO), Advantage Energy (AAV), 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
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.
Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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.
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.
Baytex Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$4.68, indicating a potential upside of 71.47%. 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).
In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Baytex Energy and 0 mentions for Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Baytex Energy beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:BTE) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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