Obsidian Energy (OBE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BTE or OBE?

Baytex Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$4.68, suggesting a potential upside of 72.10%. Obsidian Energy has a consensus target price of C$10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.93%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Obsidian Energy.

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
Obsidian Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BTE or OBE more profitable?

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
Baytex Energy	-10.45%	-8.96%	-0.08%
Obsidian Energy	16.27%	6.99%	4.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BTE or OBE?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baytex Energy	Outperform Votes 512 56.14%	Underperform Votes 400 43.86%
Obsidian Energy	Outperform Votes 205 57.58%	Underperform Votes 151 42.42%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BTE or OBE?

Obsidian Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baytex Energy	C$3.33B	0.65	-C$347.90M	-C$0.44	-6.19
Obsidian Energy	C$716.89M	0.83	C$116.66M	C$1.53	5.08

Is BTE or OBE a better dividend stock?

Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Obsidian Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Baytex Energy pays out -20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Obsidian Energy pays out 2.6% 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 more risk & volatility, BTE or OBE?

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

Does the media favor BTE or OBE?

In the previous week, Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Obsidian Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy	Neutral
Obsidian Energy	Neutral

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

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

Summary

Baytex Energy and Obsidian Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.