Baytex Energy (OTCMKTS:BTEGF) & Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) Critical Survey

Baytex Energy (OTCMKTS:BTEGF) and Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Baytex Energy and Permianville Royalty Trust”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	3.27
Permianville Royalty Trust	$7.81 million	7.57	$4.72 million	$0.17	10.54

Baytex Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Permianville Royalty Trust. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permianville Royalty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permianville Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Baytex Energy and Permianville Royalty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baytex Energy	0	1	1	0	2.50
Permianville Royalty Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.8% of Permianville Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Baytex Energy and Permianville Royalty Trust’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%
Permianville Royalty Trust	11.30%	15.04%	15.03%

Summary

Baytex Energy beats Permianville Royalty Trust on 10 of the 13 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 Permianville Royalty Trust

Permianville Royalty Trust operates as a statutory trust. It is involved in the acquisition and holding of net profits interest representing the right to receive 80% of the net profits from the sale of oil and natural gas production from properties located in the states of Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico. The company was formerly known as Enduro Royalty Trust and changed its name to Permianville Royalty Trust in September 2018. Permianville Royalty Trust was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.