Baytex Energy (OTCMKTS:BTEGF – Get Free Report) and OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Baytex Energy and OMV’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% |
| OMV | 9.92% | 10.95% | 5.42% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Baytex Energy and OMV”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Baytex Energy | $2.79 billion | 0.94 | $1.29 billion | $1.47 | 3.29 |
| OMV | $28.41 billion | 0.95 | $1.22 billion | $9.45 | 2.19 |
Baytex Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than OMV. OMV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baytex Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OMV has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Baytex Energy and OMV, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Baytex Energy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| OMV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.86 |
Summary
Baytex Energy beats OMV on 8 of the 12 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 OMV
OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
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