Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE – Get Free Report) and Teekay (NYSE:TK – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
46.1% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Teekay shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Teekay shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Baytex Energy and Teekay’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Baytex Energy | -26.43% | -7.77% | -4.86% |
| Teekay | 15.78% | 7.91% | 7.26% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Baytex Energy | $2.56 billion | 1.23 | -$432.12 million | ($0.67) | -6.81 |
| Teekay | $949.52 million | 1.33 | $98.11 million | $2.08 | 7.01 |
Teekay has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Baytex Energy and Teekay, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Baytex Energy | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.45 |
| Teekay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Risk and Volatility
Baytex Energy has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teekay has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Teekay beats Baytex Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Baytex Energy
Baytex Energy Corp. is an oil & gas exploration and production company. The firm engages in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Eagle Ford in the United States. The company was founded on June 3, 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About Teekay
Teekay Corporation engages in the international crude oil and other marine transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates crude oil and refined product tankers. It also provides ship-to-ship support services; tanker commercial management operation services; and operational and maintenance marine services. As of March 1, 2024, the company operated a fleet of approximately 53 owned and chartered-in vessels. It serves energy and utility companies, major oil traders, large oil consumers and petroleum product producers, government agencies, and various other entities that depend upon marine transportation. Teekay Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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