Valeura Energy (VLE) Competitors

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

Is VLE or BTE more profitable?

Valeura Energy has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -10.45%. Valeura Energy's return on equity of 27.14% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valeura Energy	13.30%	27.14%	12.90%
Baytex Energy	-10.45%	-8.96%	-0.08%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VLE or BTE?

14.5% of Valeura Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Valeura Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, VLE or BTE?

Valeura Energy has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VLE or BTE?

In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Valeura Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Baytex Energy and 1 mentions for Valeura Energy. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Valeura Energy's score of 0.66 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valeura Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baytex Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend VLE or BTE?

Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of C$4.68, suggesting a potential upside of 67.79%. Given Baytex Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Valeura Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valeura Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VLE or BTE?

Valeura Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valeura 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
Valeura Energy	C$386.11M	1.40	C$51.34M	C$1.27	6.47
Baytex Energy	C$3.33B	0.66	-C$347.90M	-C$0.44	-6.35

Summary

Valeura Energy beats Baytex Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.