POU vs. BTE, ATH, PEY, VET, ERF, NVA, PXT, IPCO, FRU, and WCP
Should you be buying Paramount Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paramount Resources include Baytex Energy (BTE), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Vermilion Energy (VET), Enerplus (ERF), NuVista Energy (NVA), Parex Resources (PXT), International Petroleum (IPCO), Freehold Royalties (FRU), and Whitecap Resources (WCP). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Baytex Energy received 110 more outperform votes than Paramount Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.13% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote while only 52.50% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.
Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Paramount Resources pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baytex Energy pays out -27.3% 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.
In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Baytex Energy and 12 mentions for Paramount Resources. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Paramount Resources' score of 0.52 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.31, meaning that its share price is 231% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.78, meaning that its share price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Paramount Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$34.95, suggesting a potential upside of 13.47%. Baytex Energy has a consensus price target of C$6.53, suggesting a potential upside of 24.76%. Given Baytex Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Paramount Resources.
Paramount Resources has a net margin of 26.13% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -8.60%. Paramount Resources' return on equity of 13.67% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.
11.7% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 45.9% of Paramount Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Baytex Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Paramount Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Paramount Resources beats Baytex Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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