Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Baytex Energy (BTE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends BTE vs. PTEN, VAL, RIG, HP, HPK, BORR, PDS, NBR, AMNI, and DINOShould you be buying Baytex Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baytex Energy include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Valaris (VAL), Transocean (RIG), Helmerich & Payne (HP), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Borr Drilling (BORR), Precision Drilling (PDS), Nabors Industries (NBR), American Noble Gas (AMNI), and HF Sinclair (DINO). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector. Baytex Energy vs. Patterson-UTI Energy Valaris Transocean Helmerich & Payne HighPeak Energy Borr Drilling Precision Drilling Nabors Industries American Noble Gas HF Sinclair Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings. Is PTEN or BTE a better dividend stock? Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baytex Energy pays out -20.0% 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. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PTEN or BTE? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PTEN or BTE? Patterson-UTI Energy received 321 more outperform votes than Baytex Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.13% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote while only 62.30% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPatterson-UTI EnergyOutperform Votes81362.30% Underperform Votes49237.70% Baytex EnergyOutperform Votes49266.13% Underperform Votes25233.87% Does the media prefer PTEN or BTE? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 0 mentions for Baytex Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy Positive Baytex Energy Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PTEN or BTE? Baytex Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patterson-UTI Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.63-$968.03M-$2.47-3.57Baytex Energy$2.51B0.79-$172.87M-$0.30-8.55 Do analysts rate PTEN or BTE? Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus price target of $11.63, suggesting a potential upside of 31.65%. Baytex Energy has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 114.42%. Given Baytex Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Baytex Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PTEN or BTE? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PTEN or BTE more profitable? Baytex Energy has a net margin of -8.26% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -18.00%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of 12.27% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-18.00% 0.81% 0.51% Baytex Energy -8.26%12.27%6.29% SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats Baytex Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baytex Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BTE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart BTE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaytex EnergyDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.95B$934.07M$9.38B$20.29BDividend Yield2.51%4.31%11.68%3.66%P/E RatioN/A3.3213.2849.39Price / Sales0.792.86295.2116.10Price / Cash1.716.2012.1220.99Price / Book0.740.633.915.22Net Income-$172.87M-$314.79M$810.19M$1.02B Baytex Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BTEBaytex Energy2.9915 of 5 stars$2.57-5.0%$5.50+114.4%-23.6%$1.95B$2.51B0.00231PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.2853 of 5 stars$8.98+4.2%$11.63+29.5%-26.5%$3.50B$5.38B-3.6410,600Insider TradeGap UpVALValaris3.6062 of 5 stars$47.72+4.0%$56.83+19.1%-33.4%$3.39B$1.78B3.285,985Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpRIGTransocean4.6007 of 5 stars$3.75+4.6%$5.94+58.7%-29.6%$3.28B$3.31B-4.995,800Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHPHelmerich & Payne4.8963 of 5 stars$27.38+2.3%$38.75+41.6%-35.0%$2.72B$2.76B9.006,200Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓HPKHighPeak Energy2.0937 of 5 stars$14.32+3.5%$15.00+4.7%-11.5%$1.81B$1.11B11.2830Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageBORRBorr Drilling3.3032 of 5 stars$3.25-0.2%$9.00+177.3%-54.1%$819.62M$771.60M9.832,869Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpPDSPrecision Drilling3.9582 of 5 stars$57.01+1.7%$112.00+96.5%-13.1%$785.56M$1.94B4.825,560Analyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries2.6271 of 5 stars$54.67+5.0%$97.00+77.4%-47.9%$585.52M$3.05B-2.9712,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageAMNIAmerican Noble GasN/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00$120,000.000.003DINOHF Sinclair4.5598 of 5 stars$37.64+3.8%$51.00+35.5%-37.1%$7.08B$31.96B23.235,218Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Valaris Alternatives Transocean Alternatives Helmerich & Payne Alternatives HighPeak Energy Alternatives Borr Drilling Alternatives Precision Drilling Alternatives Nabors Industries Alternatives American Noble Gas Alternatives HF Sinclair Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BTE) was last updated on 2/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in FebruaryIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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