Teekay Tankers (TNK) Competitors

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) and Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Is TNK or TRMD more profitable?

Teekay Tankers has a net margin of 28.94% compared to Torm's net margin of 24.90%. Torm's return on equity of 15.73% beat Teekay Tankers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay Tankers	28.94%	11.48%	10.33%
Torm	24.90%	15.73%	9.56%

Is TNK or TRMD a better dividend stock?

Teekay Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Teekay Tankers pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Torm pays out 35.2% 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 Tankers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate TNK or TRMD?

Teekay Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $50.67, indicating a potential upside of 2.98%. Torm has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 38.54%. Given Torm's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Torm is more favorable than Teekay Tankers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay Tankers	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TNK or TRMD?

52.7% of Teekay Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Teekay Tankers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Torm shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TNK or TRMD?

In the previous week, Teekay Tankers had 2 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Teekay Tankers and 4 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Teekay Tankers' score of 0.43 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TNK or TRMD?

Torm has higher revenue and earnings than Teekay Tankers. Torm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay Tankers, 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 Tankers	$997.29M	1.69	$403.67M	$8.05	6.11
Torm	$1.32B	1.41	$612.50M	$3.30	6.02

Which has more risk and volatility, TNK or TRMD?

Teekay Tankers has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Teekay Tankers beats Torm on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.