Obsidian Energy (OBE) Competitors

Obsidian Energy (TSE:OBE) and Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OBE or BTE?

27.4% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Obsidian Energy 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OBE or BTE?

Baytex Energy received 305 more outperform votes than Obsidian Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.91% of users gave Obsidian Energy an outperform vote while only 56.11% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Obsidian Energy	Outperform Votes 205 57.91%	Underperform Votes 149 42.09%
Baytex Energy	Outperform Votes 510 56.11%	Underperform Votes 399 43.89%

Does the media favor OBE or BTE?

In the previous week, Obsidian Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Obsidian Energy and 1 mentions for Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Obsidian Energy's score of -1.00 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Obsidian Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Baytex Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OBE or BTE?

Obsidian Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$11.33, suggesting a potential upside of 73.03%. Baytex Energy has a consensus price target of C$5.33, suggesting a potential upside of 120.16%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Obsidian Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Obsidian Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is OBE or BTE more profitable?

Obsidian Energy has a net margin of 16.27% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -10.45%. Obsidian Energy's return on equity of 6.99% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Obsidian Energy	16.27%	6.99%	4.88%
Baytex Energy	-10.45%	-8.96%	-0.08%

Is OBE or BTE a better dividend stock?

Obsidian Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Obsidian Energy pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baytex Energy pays out -20.5% 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 higher valuation and earnings, OBE or BTE?

Obsidian Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Obsidian 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
Obsidian Energy	C$716.89M	0.69	C$116.66M	C$1.53	4.27
Baytex Energy	C$3.33B	0.57	-C$347.90M	-C$0.44	-5.51

Which has more volatility & risk, OBE or BTE?

Obsidian Energy has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.61, indicating that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Obsidian Energy and Baytex Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.