Teck Resources (TECK) Competitors

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

Is TECK or AA a better dividend stock?

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Alcoa pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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 pays out 10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alcoa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend TECK or AA?

Teck Resources presently has a consensus price target of $56.88, indicating a potential upside of 47.28%. Alcoa has a consensus price target of $42.27, indicating a potential upside of 33.85%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Alcoa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Alcoa	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has more volatility and risk, TECK or AA?

Teck Resources has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcoa has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TECK or AA?

Teck Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Teck Resources	$6.48B	2.86	$296.30M	$0.38	101.62
Alcoa	$12.78B	0.64	$60M	$3.83	8.25

Is TECK or AA 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
Teck Resources	2.51%	3.91%	2.28%
Alcoa	7.86%	19.18%	7.44%

Does the media refer more to TECK or AA?

In the previous week, Alcoa had 4 more articles in the media than Teck Resources. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Alcoa and 12 mentions for Teck Resources. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Alcoa's score of 0.53 indicating that Teck Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teck Resources	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alcoa	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TECK or AA?

78.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Alcoa shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alcoa shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alcoa beats Teck Resources on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.