Baytex Energy Q3 Net Income Rises, Sales Fall; Shares Up Pre-Bell

04:39 AM EST, 11/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Baytex Energy (BTE) reported Q3 net income late Thursday of 0.23 Canadian dollars ($0.16) per diluted share, up from CA$0.04 a year earlier. Four analysts polled by FactSet expected CA$0.20. Petroleum and natural gas sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were CA$605.9 million, down from CA$927.6 million a year earlier. One analyst expected CA$441 million. The company's shares were up 2.3% in premarket activity Friday.