Baytex Energy (BTE) Competitors

Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) and Transocean (NYSE:RIG) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Is BTE or RIG more profitable?

Baytex Energy has a net margin of -8.26% compared to Transocean's net margin of -18.81%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of 12.27% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baytex Energy	-8.26%	12.27%	6.29%
Transocean	-18.81%	-1.48%	-0.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BTE or RIG?

Transocean received 429 more outperform votes than Baytex Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.13% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote while only 51.57% of users gave Transocean an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baytex Energy	Outperform Votes 492 66.13%	Underperform Votes 252 33.87%
Transocean	Outperform Votes 921 51.57%	Underperform Votes 865 48.43%

Which has more volatility and risk, BTE or RIG?

Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transocean has a beta of 2.75, suggesting that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BTE or RIG a better dividend stock?

Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Transocean pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Baytex Energy pays out -23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Transocean pays out -80.0% 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. Transocean is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BTE or RIG?

46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Transocean shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BTE or RIG?

Baytex Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Transocean. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transocean, 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	$2.51B	0.80	-$172.87M	-$0.30	-8.60
Transocean	$3.31B	1.04	-$954M	-$0.75	-5.27

Do analysts prefer BTE or RIG?

Baytex Energy presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 113.18%. Transocean has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 58.23%. Given Baytex Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Transocean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Transocean	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to BTE or RIG?

In the previous week, Transocean had 37 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Transocean and 2 mentions for Baytex Energy. Transocean's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Transocean is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Transocean	6 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Transocean beats Baytex Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.