Teekay (TK) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TK or STNG?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TK or STNG?

Teekay has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scorpio Tankers has a beta of -0.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TK or STNG?

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 14 more articles in the media than Teekay. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 7 mentions for Teekay. Scorpio Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Teekay's score of 0.86 indicating that Scorpio Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teekay	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Scorpio Tankers	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TK or STNG?

Scorpio Tankers has a consensus price target of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Given Scorpio Tankers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than Teekay.

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TK or STNG?

Scorpio Tankers has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Teekay	$1.22B	0.59	$150.64M	$1.41	5.60
Scorpio Tankers	$1.07B	1.97	$668.77M	$10.15	4.05

Is TK or STNG a better dividend stock?

Teekay pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Teekay pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scorpio Tankers pays out 15.8% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Scorpio Tankers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Scorpio Tankers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is TK or STNG 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
Teekay	10.96%	5.67%	5.08%
Scorpio Tankers	53.76%	18.01%	12.91%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TK or STNG?

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 63.77% of users gave Teekay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teekay	Outperform Votes 338 63.77%	Underperform Votes 192 36.23%
Scorpio Tankers	Outperform Votes 559 66.47%	Underperform Votes 282 33.53%

Summary

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