Teck Resources (TECK) Competitors

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is AA or TECK a better dividend stock?

Alcoa pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Alcoa pays out 10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teck Resources pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alcoa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is AA or TECK more profitable?

Alcoa has a net margin of 7.86% compared to Teck Resources' net margin of 2.51%. Alcoa's return on equity of 19.18% beat Teck Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alcoa	7.86%	19.18%	7.44%
Teck Resources	2.51%	3.91%	2.28%

Which has more risk and volatility, AA or TECK?

Alcoa has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teck Resources has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AA or TECK?

In the previous week, Alcoa had 3 more articles in the media than Teck Resources. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Alcoa and 14 mentions for Teck Resources. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Alcoa's score of 1.05 indicating that Teck Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alcoa	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teck Resources	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AA or TECK?

Alcoa currently has a consensus target price of $41.23, indicating a potential upside of 30.11%. Teck Resources has a consensus target price of $60.11, indicating a potential upside of 78.90%. Given Teck Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Alcoa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alcoa	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AA or TECK?

Teck Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alcoa. Alcoa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teck Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alcoa	$11.90B	0.69	$60M	$3.83	8.27
Teck Resources	$9.96B	1.63	$296.30M	$0.38	88.42

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AA or TECK?

78.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alcoa beats Teck Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.