Baytex Energy Q4 EPS Forecast Cut by Capital One Financial

Baytex Energy Corp. (TSE:BTE) (NYSE:BTE) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Baytex Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, November 12th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. Capital One Financial currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Baytex Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.37 per share.

BTE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Baytex Energy from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from C$3.00 to C$6.00 in a research report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Baytex Energy from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Baytex Energy from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from C$4.00 to C$5.25 in a research report on Thursday. Finally, National Bankshares cut their price target on shares of Baytex Energy from C$4.75 to C$4.50 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$4.78.

Baytex Energy Price Performance

Shares of Baytex Energy stock opened at C$4.43 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.38. The stock has a market capitalization of C$3.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.12 and a beta of 0.72. Baytex Energy has a twelve month low of C$1.91 and a twelve month high of C$4.55. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$3.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$2.91.

Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) (NYSE:BTE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported C$0.04 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$746.42 million for the quarter. Baytex Energy had a negative net margin of 10.45% and a negative return on equity of 8.96%.

Baytex Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a $0.0225 dividend. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Baytex Energy’s payout ratio is presently 32.14%.

About Baytex Energy

Baytex Energy Corp is an oil and gas company. Geographically, the group operates in Canada and the United States. The company derives a majority of revenue from Canada. Its Canada segment includes the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in Western Canada.