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Obsidian Energy (OBE) Competitors

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C$6.61 +0.02 (+0.30%)
As of 05/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

OBE vs. BTE, AAV, GBR, IPCO, VET, VNR, NOA, CEI, PHX, and MPC

Should you be buying Obsidian Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Obsidian Energy include Baytex Energy (BTE), Advantage Energy (AAV), Great Bear Resources (GBR), International Petroleum (IPCO), Vermilion Energy (VET), Valener (VNR), North American Construction Group (NOA), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), PHX Energy Services (PHX), and Madison Pacific Properties (MPC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Obsidian Energy vs.

Obsidian Energy (TSE:OBE) and Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Obsidian Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Obsidian Energy pays out 2.6% 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.

Obsidian Energy has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.61, indicating that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Obsidian EnergyC$716.89M0.70C$116.66MC$1.534.31
Baytex EnergyC$3.33B0.54-C$347.90M-C$0.44-5.19

Obsidian Energy has a net margin of 16.27% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -10.45%. Obsidian Energy's return on equity of 6.99% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Obsidian Energy16.27% 6.99% 4.88%
Baytex Energy -10.45%-8.96%-0.08%

27.4% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Baytex Energy received 307 more outperform votes than Obsidian Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.58% of users gave Obsidian Energy an outperform vote while only 56.14% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Obsidian EnergyOutperform Votes
205
57.58%
Underperform Votes
151
42.42%
Baytex EnergyOutperform Votes
512
56.14%
Underperform Votes
400
43.86%

Obsidian Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$10.67, indicating a potential upside of 61.37%. Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of C$4.68, indicating a potential upside of 105.32%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Obsidian Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Obsidian Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Baytex Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Obsidian Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Baytex Energy and 0 mentions for Obsidian Energy. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Obsidian Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Obsidian Energy Neutral
Baytex Energy Positive

Summary

Baytex Energy beats Obsidian Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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OBE vs. The Competition

MetricObsidian EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$502.40MC$1.35BC$7.28BC$5.94B
Dividend Yield1.92%8.34%10.95%6.32%
P/E Ratio4.31218.6754.0429.95
Price / Sales0.70105,704.6423,813.06752.53
Price / Cash107.2391.6135.5083.71
Price / Book0.291.553.533.96
Net IncomeC$116.66MC$81.99MC$4.30BC$301.32M
7 Day Performance1.54%0.99%-0.70%0.84%
1 Month Performance1.54%6.09%6.67%7.48%
1 Year Performance-33.30%25.30%175.94%16.03%

Obsidian Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OBE
Obsidian Energy
2.9592 of 5 stars
C$6.61
+0.3%
C$10.67
+61.4%
-35.5%C$502.40MC$716.89M4.31190Gap Up
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.5731 of 5 stars
C$2.39
+2.6%
C$4.68
+95.9%
-51.8%C$1.89BC$3.33B-5.44220News Coverage
Insider Trade
Gap Up
AAV
Advantage Energy
3.3972 of 5 stars
C$10.32
-1.4%
C$13.63
+32.0%
-2.2%C$1.71BC$505.16M37.5883
GBR
Great Bear Resources
N/AC$28.15
-2.3%
N/A+0.0%C$1.63BN/A-153.833High Trading Volume
IPCO
International Petroleum
N/AC$19.28
+0.2%
C$21.00
+8.9%
+3.7%C$1.62BC$621.26M16.32N/A
VET
Vermilion Energy
1.9402 of 5 stars
C$9.37
-1.0%
C$15.17
+61.9%
-47.3%C$1.45BC$1.96B-1.76720
VNR
Valener
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.02BC$86.25M17.73381
NOA
North American Construction Group
4.4851 of 5 stars
C$24.10
+0.2%
C$35.75
+48.3%
-16.1%C$645.09MC$1.18B11.33200
CEI
Coelacanth Energy
N/AC$0.85
+4.9%
N/AN/AC$451.07MC$11.72M-66.839Gap Up
PHX
PHX Energy Services
3.378 of 5 stars
C$8.26
+0.2%
C$11.50
+39.2%
-11.4%C$376.73MC$638.31M5.1920News Coverage
Gap Up
MPC
Madison Pacific Properties
N/AC$5.00
flat
N/AN/AC$281.68MC$42.15M-6.7417,800

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