Baytex Energy (OTCMKTS:BTEGF – Get Free Report) and Tourmaline Oil (OTCMKTS:TRMLF – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Risk & Volatility
Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of -0.21, indicating that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Baytex Energy and Tourmaline Oil, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Baytex Energy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Tourmaline Oil | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.40 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Baytex Energy and Tourmaline Oil”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Baytex Energy | $2.79 billion | 0.89 | $1.29 billion | $1.47 | 3.12 |
| Tourmaline Oil | $4.72 billion | 3.67 | $187.99 million | $0.72 | 61.81 |
Baytex Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tourmaline Oil. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tourmaline Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
1.8% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Baytex Energy and Tourmaline Oil’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Baytex Energy | 38.28% | 40.85% | 20.18% |
| Tourmaline Oil | 6.05% | 9.05% | 6.25% |
Summary
Baytex Energy beats Tourmaline Oil on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Baytex Energy
Baytex Energy Corp. operates as an oil & gas exploration and production company. It 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 in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About Tourmaline Oil
Tourmaline Oil Corp. explores for and develops oil and natural gas properties in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The company holds interests in properties located in the Alberta Deep Basin, Northeast British Columbia Montney, and the Peace River High Triassic oil complex. Tourmaline Oil Corp. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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