Teck Resources (TECK) Competitors

Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

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

78.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources currently has a consensus target price of $64.63, indicating a potential upside of 54.83%. Vale has a consensus target price of $11.79, indicating a potential upside of 14.79%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Vale.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Vale	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TECK or VALE?

Vale has higher revenue and earnings than Teck Resources. Vale 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	3.13	$296.30M	$0.58	71.97
Vale	$38.06B	1.22	$6.17B	$1.38	7.44

Which has more volatility & risk, TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TECK or VALE more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 15.54% compared to Teck Resources' net margin of 3.48%. Vale's return on equity of 17.65% beat Teck Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teck Resources	3.48%	4.53%	2.56%
Vale	15.54%	17.65%	7.76%

Is TECK or VALE a better dividend stock?

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Teck Resources pays out 62.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vale pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to TECK or VALE?

In the previous week, Vale had 7 more articles in the media than Teck Resources. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Vale and 11 mentions for Teck Resources. Vale's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Teck Resources' score of 0.72 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teck Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vale	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Vale beats Teck Resources on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.