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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is TECK or VALE more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Teck Resources' net margin of 2.96%. Vale's return on equity of 17.38% beat Teck Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teck Resources	2.96%	4.59%	2.50%
Vale	16.15%	17.38%	7.62%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TECK or VALE?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources received 18 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.94% of users gave Vale an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Teck Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teck Resources	Outperform Votes 809 59.44%	Underperform Votes 552 40.56%
Vale	Outperform Votes 791 60.94%	Underperform Votes 507 39.06%

Is TECK or VALE a better dividend stock?

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Teck Resources pays out 61.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vale pays out 52.1% 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.

Which has better 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	$9.07B	2.36	$1.78B	$0.55	77.29
Vale	$38.06B	1.21	$7.98B	$1.44	7.03

Which has more risk and volatility, TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TECK or VALE?

In the previous week, Vale had 1 more articles in the media than Teck Resources. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vale and 8 mentions for Teck Resources. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Vale's score of 1.11 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vale	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources presently has a consensus price target of $65.22, suggesting a potential upside of 53.43%. Vale has a consensus price target of $13.26, suggesting a potential upside of 30.93%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Vale	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Summary

Teck Resources beats Vale on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.