Head-To-Head Survey: FEC Resources (OTCMKTS:FECOF) & Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE)

FEC Resources (OTCMKTS:FECOF) and Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of FEC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares FEC Resources and Baytex Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FEC Resources	N/A	-10.85%	-10.16%
Baytex Energy	-24.25%	-10.85%	-6.38%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for FEC Resources and Baytex Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FEC Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Baytex Energy	1	5	3	1	2.40

Risk & Volatility

FEC Resources has a beta of 2.73, indicating that its share price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FEC Resources and Baytex Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FEC Resources	N/A	N/A	-$280,000.00	N/A	N/A
Baytex Energy	$1.68 billion	2.24	-$432.12 million	($0.70)	-7.36

FEC Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baytex Energy.

Summary

Baytex Energy beats FEC Resources on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FEC Resources

FEC Resources Inc. engages in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties in the Philippines. The company, through its 6.8% interest in Forum Energy Limited, primarily owns a 70% interest in the GSEC101 offshore license covering an area of approximately 10,360 square kilometers located to the northwest of the Philippine Island of Palawan. FEC Resources Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. FEC Resources Inc. operates as a subsidiary of PXP Energy Corporation.

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.