POU vs. BTE, ERF, PEY, ATH, VET, NVA, PXT, WCP, PSK, and IPCO
Should you be buying Paramount Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paramount Resources include Baytex Energy (BTE), Enerplus (ERF), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Vermilion Energy (VET), NuVista Energy (NVA), Parex Resources (PXT), Whitecap Resources (WCP), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), and International Petroleum (IPCO). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk and community ranking.
Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Paramount Resources pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baytex Energy pays out -27.3% 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.
Paramount Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Paramount Resources has a net margin of 26.13% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -8.60%. Paramount Resources' return on equity of 13.67% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.
Baytex Energy received 110 more outperform votes than Paramount Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.13% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote while only 52.50% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.
Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.23, meaning that its stock price is 223% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.78, meaning that its stock price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Baytex Energy and 2 mentions for Paramount Resources. Paramount Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.30 indicating that Paramount Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
12.7% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Paramount Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$34.95, indicating a potential upside of 14.70%. Baytex Energy has a consensus price target of C$6.53, indicating a potential upside of 34.81%. Given Baytex Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Paramount Resources.
Summary
Paramount Resources beats Baytex Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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