Baytex Energy (BTE) Competitors

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

Is BTE or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of 7.66%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baytex Energy	7.66%	7.90%	4.16%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Is BTE or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Baytex Energy pays out -23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% 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. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend BTE or CHRD?

Baytex Energy currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 203.03%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $150.69, suggesting a potential upside of 46.12%. Given Baytex Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BTE or CHRD?

46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BTE or CHRD?

Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BTE or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord 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	$3.07B	0.45	$172.67M	-$0.30	-6.05
Chord Energy	$5.38B	1.11	$848.63M	$14.95	6.90

Does the media refer more to BTE or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Chord Energy and 0 mentions for Baytex Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy	Neutral
Chord Energy	Neutral

Summary

Chord Energy beats Baytex Energy on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.