BTE vs. VAL, RIG, PTEN, HP, HPK, PDS, BORR, NBR, ICD, and AMNI
Should you be buying Baytex Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baytex Energy include Valaris (VAL), Transocean (RIG), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Helmerich & Payne (HP), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Precision Drilling (PDS), Borr Drilling (BORR), Nabors Industries (NBR), Independence Contract Drilling (ICD), and American Noble Gas (AMNI). These companies are all part of the "drilling oil & gas wells" industry.
Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Valaris has a net margin of 44.93% compared to Valaris' net margin of -7.65%. Valaris' return on equity of 12.51% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Valaris had 3 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Valaris and 1 mentions for Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Valaris' score of 0.00 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Valaris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valaris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Valaris currently has a consensus target price of $99.20, suggesting a potential upside of 28.17%. Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 117.39%. Given Valaris' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Valaris.
Valaris has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Baytex Energy received 480 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.31% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.
96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Valaris beats Baytex Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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