Teekay (TK) Competitors

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) and Teekay (NYSE:TK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STNG or TK?

Scorpio Tankers received 221 more outperform votes than Teekay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.47% of users gave Scorpio Tankers an outperform vote while only 63.65% of users gave Teekay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Scorpio Tankers	Outperform Votes 559 66.47%	Underperform Votes 282 33.53%
Teekay	Outperform Votes 338 63.65%	Underperform Votes 193 36.35%

Do analysts rate STNG or TK?

Scorpio Tankers currently has a consensus target price of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 46.72%. Given Scorpio Tankers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than Teekay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Teekay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer STNG or TK?

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 1 more articles in the media than Teekay. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 3 mentions for Teekay. Scorpio Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Teekay's score of 0.63 indicating that Scorpio Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Scorpio Tankers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teekay	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STNG or TK?

54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Teekay shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Teekay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, STNG or TK?

Scorpio Tankers has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teekay has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, STNG or TK?

Scorpio Tankers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Teekay. Scorpio Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay, 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
Scorpio Tankers	$1.07B	1.97	$668.77M	$10.15	4.06
Teekay	$1.22B	0.63	$150.64M	$1.41	5.94

Is STNG or TK more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 53.76% compared to Teekay's net margin of 10.96%. Scorpio Tankers' return on equity of 18.01% beat Teekay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scorpio Tankers	53.76%	18.01%	12.91%
Teekay	10.96%	5.67%	5.08%

Is STNG or TK a better dividend stock?

Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Teekay pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Scorpio Tankers pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teekay pays out 17.7% 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. Scorpio Tankers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Teekay has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Scorpio Tankers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Teekay on 19 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.