SGY vs. BTE, BIR, AAV, IPCO, FRU, VET, HWX, KEL, CR, and CJ
Should you be buying Surge Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Surge Energy include Baytex Energy (BTE), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Advantage Energy (AAV), International Petroleum (IPCO), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Vermilion Energy (VET), Headwater Exploration (HWX), Kelt Exploration (KEL), Crew Energy (CR), and Cardinal Energy (CJ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Surge Energy vs. Its Competitors
Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) and Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.2% of Surge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Surge 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 pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Baytex Energy pays out -20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Surge Energy pays out -65.2% 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. Surge Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Surge Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Surge Energy and 1 mentions for Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Surge Energy's score of 1.28 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Baytex Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$4.68, suggesting a potential upside of 86.50%. Surge Energy has a consensus price target of C$10.30, suggesting a potential upside of 69.13%. Given Baytex Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Surge Energy.
Surge Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baytex Energy. Surge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baytex Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.61, suggesting that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Energy has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Baytex Energy has a net margin of -10.45% compared to Surge Energy's net margin of -13.88%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of -8.96% beat Surge Energy's return on equity.
Summary
Baytex Energy and Surge Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:SGY) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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