HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPKEW – Get Rating) and Baytex Energy (OTCMKTS:BTEGF – Get Rating) are both mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for HighPeak Energy and Baytex Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
Get HighPeak Energy alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HighPeak Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Baytex Energy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of $8.91, suggesting a potential upside of 105.21%. Given Baytex Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.2% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.Profitability
This table compares HighPeak Energy and Baytex Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HighPeak Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Baytex Energy | 38.28% | 40.85% | 20.18% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares HighPeak Energy and Baytex Energy's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HighPeak Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Baytex Energy | $1.49 billion | 1.59 | $1.29 billion | $1.47 | 2.95 |
Baytex Energy has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy.
Summary
Baytex Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Baytex Energy
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Baytex Energy Corp., an oil and gas company, acquires, develops, and produces oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Texas, the United States. The company offers light oil and condensate, heavy oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Its principal oil and natural gas properties comprise the Eagle Ford property in Texas, Viking and Lloydminster properties in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Peace River and Duvernay properties in Alberta. The company's properties also include conventional oil and natural gas assets in Western Canada. As of December 31, 2021, it had proved developed producing reserves of 129 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe); proved reserves of 278 mmboe; and proved plus probable reserves of 451 mmboe. Baytex Energy Corp. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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