Baytex Energy (BTE) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HSE or BTE?

Baytex Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	C$14.69B	0.00	-C$11.47B	-C$11.41	N/A
Baytex Energy	C$3.43B	0.99	-C$408.54M	-C$0.69	-6.09

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HSE or BTE?

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 56.73% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Outperform Votes 429 57.05%	Underperform Votes 323 42.95%
Baytex Energy	Outperform Votes 510 56.73%	Underperform Votes 389 43.27%

Is HSE or BTE a better dividend stock?

Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baytex Energy pays out -13.0% 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. Baytex Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer HSE or BTE?

Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of C$6.11, suggesting a potential upside of 45.50%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HSE or BTE?

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HSE or BTE more profitable?

Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -11.92%. 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
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Baytex Energy	-11.92%	-9.55%	-0.08%

Does the media prefer HSE or BTE?

In the previous week, Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Baytex Energy beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.