How to buy Baytex Energy stock | $0.43

Baytex Energy Corp is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Baytex Energy shares (BTE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Baytex Energy employs 231 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of USD$314 million.

How to buy shares in Baytex Energy

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Baytex Energy. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: BTE. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Baytex Energy reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$0.43, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Baytex Energy, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Baytex Energy. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Baytex Energy share price

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Baytex Energy shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$0.43
52-week range	USD$0.19 - USD$1.62
50-day moving average	USD$0.5459
200-day moving average	USD$0.473
Wall St. target price	USD$3.94
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-0.05

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Baytex Energy price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $0.43 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2021-01-12)	N/A
1 month (2020-12-19)	N/A
3 months (2020-10-23)	19.68%
6 months (2020-07-22)	-18.31%

1 year (2020-01-22)	-66.67%
2 years (2019-01-22)	-75.14%
3 years (2018-01-22)	3.33
5 years (2016-01-22)	1.97

Baytex Energy financials

Gross profit TTM	USD$975.2 million
Return on assets TTM	-39.64%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	-282.16%
Book value	$4.281
Market capitalisation	USD$314 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Baytex Energy shares

There are currently 13.2 million Baytex Energy shares held short by investors – that's known as Baytex Energy's "short interest". This figure is 13.9% down from 15.3 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Baytex Energy shares can be evaluated.

Baytex Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Baytex Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Baytex Energy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Baytex Energy shares traded daily (recently around 1.0 million). Baytex Energy's SIR currently stands at 13.13. In other words for every 100,000 Baytex Energy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 13130 shares are currently held short.

However Baytex Energy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Baytex Energy shares, or, against the total number of tradable Baytex Energy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Baytex Energy's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Baytex Energy shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Baytex Energy shares, roughly 0 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against Baytex Energy.

Find out more about how you can short Baytex Energy stock.

Baytex Energy share dividends

We're not expecting Baytex Energy to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Baytex Energy share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Baytex Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.19 up to $1.62. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Baytex Energy's is 3.8246. This would suggest that Baytex Energy's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Baytex Energy overview

Baytex Energy Corp., an oil and gas company, acquires, develops, and produces oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Eagle Ford in the United States. The company offers light oil, natural gas liquids, shale and natural gas, heavy gravity crude oil, bitumen, and heavy oil. Its principal oil and natural gas properties include the Eagle Ford property in Texas, Viking and Lloydminster properties in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Peace River and Duvernay properties in Alberta. As of January 20, 2020, it had proved developed producing reserves of 142 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe); proved reserves of 314 mmboe; and proved plus probable reserves of 529 mmboe. Baytex Energy Corp. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Baytex Energy is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.45% of Baytex Energy shares are held by insiders and 11.524% by institutions.

• How many people work for Baytex Energy?

  Latest data suggests 231 work at Baytex Energy.

• When does the fiscal year end for Baytex Energy?

  Baytex Energy's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Baytex Energy based?

  Baytex Energy's address is: Centennial Place, East Tower, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 0R3

• What is Baytex Energy's ISIN number?

  Baytex Energy's international securities identification number is: CA07317Q1054

• What is Baytex Energy's CUSIP number?

  Baytex Energy's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 07317Q105