North American Construction Group (NOA) Competitors

Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) and North American Construction Group (TSE:NOA) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Is BTE or NOA a better dividend stock?

Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Baytex Energy pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North American Construction Group pays out 21.9% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, BTE or NOA?

Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BTE or NOA?

North American Construction Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, 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$3.43B	0.79	-C$408.54M	-C$0.69	-4.88
North American Construction Group	C$1.09B	0.73	C$54.41M	C$1.83	16.34

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BTE or NOA?

40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of North American Construction Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BTE or NOA more profitable?

North American Construction Group has a net margin of 4.99% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -11.92%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 15.19% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baytex Energy	-11.92%	-9.55%	-0.08%
North American Construction Group	4.99%	15.19%	6.65%

Does the media prefer BTE or NOA?

In the previous week, Baytex Energy and Baytex Energy both had 2 articles in the media. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat North American Construction Group's score of -0.24 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
North American Construction Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BTE or NOA?

Baytex Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$5.97, suggesting a potential upside of 77.05%. North American Construction Group has a consensus target price of C$37.63, suggesting a potential upside of 25.84%. Given Baytex Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than North American Construction Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BTE or NOA?

Baytex Energy received 225 more outperform votes than North American Construction Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.33% of users gave North American Construction Group an outperform vote while only 56.60% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baytex Energy	Outperform Votes 510 56.60%	Underperform Votes 391 43.40%
North American Construction Group	Outperform Votes 285 63.33%	Underperform Votes 165 36.67%

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Baytex Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.