Teekay (TK) Competitors

Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) and Teekay (NYSE:TK) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, ASC or TK?

Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teekay has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ASC or TK?

Teekay has higher revenue and earnings than Ardmore Shipping. Ardmore Shipping 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
Ardmore Shipping	$405.78M	1.03	$133.01M	$2.28	4.49
Teekay	$1.22B	0.58	$133.77M	$1.41	5.47

Is ASC or TK more profitable?

Ardmore Shipping has a net margin of 26.78% compared to Teekay's net margin of 10.96%. Ardmore Shipping's return on equity of 14.77% beat Teekay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ardmore Shipping	26.78%	14.77%	12.72%
Teekay	10.96%	5.67%	5.08%

Does the media favor ASC or TK?

In the previous week, Teekay had 1 more articles in the media than Ardmore Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Teekay and 2 mentions for Ardmore Shipping. Teekay's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Ardmore Shipping's score of 0.35 indicating that Teekay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ardmore Shipping	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Teekay	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ASC or TK?

62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Teekay shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Teekay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ASC or TK?

Ardmore Shipping presently has a consensus target price of $13.67, suggesting a potential upside of 33.40%. Given Ardmore Shipping's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ardmore Shipping is more favorable than Teekay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ardmore Shipping	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Teekay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ASC or TK a better dividend stock?

Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Teekay pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ardmore Shipping pays out 8.8% 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. Teekay has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Teekay is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ardmore Shipping beats Teekay on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.