Obsidian Energy (OBE) Competitors

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

Is BTE or OBE 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
Baytex Energy	-10.45%	-8.96%	-0.08%
Obsidian Energy	16.27%	6.99%	4.88%

Do analysts prefer BTE or OBE?

Baytex Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$4.68, suggesting a potential upside of 74.02%. Obsidian Energy has a consensus target price of C$10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 40.91%. Given Baytex Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Obsidian Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baytex Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Obsidian Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, BTE or OBE?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BTE or OBE?

Obsidian Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Baytex Energy	C$3.33B	0.64	-C$347.90M	-C$0.44	-6.12
Obsidian Energy	C$716.89M	0.80	C$116.66M	C$1.53	4.93

Does the media refer more to BTE or OBE?

In the previous week, Obsidian Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Obsidian Energy and 0 mentions for Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Obsidian Energy's score of 1.02 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy	Positive
Obsidian Energy	Positive

Is BTE or OBE a better dividend stock?

Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Obsidian Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Baytex Energy pays out -20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Obsidian Energy pays out 2.6% 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.

Summary

Baytex Energy and Obsidian Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.