Baytex Energy (TSX:BTE) Valuation After Eagle Ford Sale, 2026 Capital Plan, and Leadership Changes

Baytex Energy (TSX:BTE) just wrapped up the sale of its U.S. Eagle Ford assets and laid out a 2026 capital plan, redirecting cash toward debt reduction, Canadian growth projects, and stepped up shareholder returns.

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Those moves, along with the 2026 growth plan and new leadership, help explain why Baytex’s 90 day share price return of 26.45 percent and 1 year total shareholder return of 28.56 percent point to momentum rebuilding from a still depressed three year total shareholder return.

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With analysts calling Baytex a value play and the stock still trading below target and intrinsic estimates, is the market overlooking its reshaped balance sheet and Canadian growth runway, or is it already baking in the next leg of upside?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 13.6% Undervalued

With the narrative placing Baytex’s fair value above its CA$4.35 last close, the implied upside leans on some striking long range assumptions.

The analysts have a consensus price target of CA$3.95 for Baytex Energy based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of CA$5.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just CA$2.5.

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Want to see what kind of shrinking margins, falling earnings, and bold future multiples still add up to upside in this story? The full narrative spells it out.

Result: Fair Value of $5.03 (UNDERVALUED)

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However, sustained oil price weakness or tougher tariffs on Canadian exports could quickly erode free cash flow assumptions and challenge today’s undervaluation thesis.

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Another Take On Value

On earnings, Baytex looks pricey, trading on a 15.6x price to earnings ratio versus a 5.6x fair ratio and 14.1x for the wider Canadian oil and gas group. That richer multiple suggests less margin for error if forecasts of falling revenue and profits play out, or it may indicate that the market is already betting on a more resilient earnings path than the consensus.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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