Kiwetinohk Energy (KEC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BTE or KEC?

Baytex Energy received 501 more outperform votes than Kiwetinohk Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.42% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Kiwetinohk Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baytex Energy	Outperform Votes 510 56.42%	Underperform Votes 394 43.58%
Kiwetinohk Energy	Outperform Votes 9 42.86%	Underperform Votes 12 57.14%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BTE or KEC?

40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BTE or KEC?

Baytex Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$5.84, suggesting a potential upside of 69.20%. Kiwetinohk Energy has a consensus price target of C$21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.53%. Given Baytex Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Kiwetinohk Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Kiwetinohk Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BTE or KEC more profitable?

Kiwetinohk Energy has a net margin of 13.75% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -10.45%. Kiwetinohk Energy's return on equity of 9.15% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baytex Energy	-10.45%	-8.96%	-0.08%
Kiwetinohk Energy	13.75%	9.15%	4.41%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BTE or KEC?

Kiwetinohk Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kiwetinohk Energy, 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	0.82	-C$347.90M	-C$0.44	-7.85
Kiwetinohk Energy	C$476.56M	1.56	C$65.52M	C$1.50	11.35

Which has more risk & volatility, BTE or KEC?

Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kiwetinohk Energy has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BTE or KEC?

In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Kiwetinohk Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Baytex Energy and 0 mentions for Kiwetinohk Energy. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Kiwetinohk Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy	Very Positive
Kiwetinohk Energy	Neutral

Summary

Kiwetinohk Energy beats Baytex Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.