North American Construction Group (NOA) Competitors

North American Construction Group (TSE:NOA) and Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NOA or BTE?

79.1% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NOA or BTE a better dividend stock?

North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. North American Construction Group pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baytex Energy pays out -20.5% 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NOA or BTE?

North American Construction Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, 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
North American Construction Group	C$1.18B	0.47	C$56.80M	C$2.13	9.83
Baytex Energy	C$3.33B	0.64	-C$347.90M	-C$0.44	-6.17

Which has more volatility & risk, NOA or BTE?

North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NOA or BTE more profitable?

North American Construction Group has a net margin of 4.80% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -10.45%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 15.24% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Construction Group	4.80%	15.24%	6.65%
Baytex Energy	-10.45%	-8.96%	-0.08%

Does the media prefer NOA or BTE?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 13 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for North American Construction Group and 1 mentions for Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat North American Construction Group's score of -0.38 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
North American Construction Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Baytex Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NOA or BTE?

North American Construction Group currently has a consensus target price of C$34.17, indicating a potential upside of 63.48%. Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of C$4.68, indicating a potential upside of 72.74%. Given Baytex Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than North American Construction Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Baytex Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.