Baytex Energy (BTE) Competitors

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

Is BTE or HSE more profitable?

Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -10.45%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baytex Energy	-10.45%	-8.96%	-0.08%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend BTE or HSE?

Baytex Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$5.33, indicating a potential upside of 141.08%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BTE or HSE?

Baytex Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO), 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	C$3.33B	0.52	-C$347.90M	-C$0.44	-5.03
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	C$14.69B	0.00	-C$11.47B	-C$11.41	N/A

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

40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BTE or HSE?

Baytex Energy received 81 more outperform votes than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.05% of users gave Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) an outperform vote while only 56.11% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baytex Energy	Outperform Votes 510 56.11%	Underperform Votes 399 43.89%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Outperform Votes 429 57.05%	Underperform Votes 323 42.95%

Is BTE or HSE a better dividend stock?

Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Baytex Energy pays out -20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays out -2.4% 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. Baytex Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to BTE or HSE?

In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Baytex Energy and 0 mentions for Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy	Positive
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Neutral

Summary

Baytex Energy beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.