Teekay Tankers (TNK) Competitors

Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) and Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) are both oil & gas storage & transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Is GLNG or TNK more profitable?

Teekay Tankers has a net margin of 31.45% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 1.04%. Teekay Tankers' return on equity of 15.05% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golar LNG	1.04%	6.82%	3.98%
Teekay Tankers	31.45%	15.05%	13.56%

Is GLNG or TNK a better dividend stock?

Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Teekay Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Golar LNG pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Teekay Tankers pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Teekay Tankers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, GLNG or TNK?

Golar LNG has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teekay Tankers has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GLNG or TNK?

92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GLNG or TNK?

Teekay Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. Teekay Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, 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
Golar LNG	$260.37M	16.65	$50.84M	$0.03	1,382.03
Teekay Tankers	$1.23B	1.25	$403.67M	$9.33	4.81

Does the media refer more to GLNG or TNK?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 4 more articles in the media than Teekay Tankers. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Golar LNG and 1 mentions for Teekay Tankers. Teekay Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.21 indicating that Teekay Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golar LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Teekay Tankers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend GLNG or TNK?

Golar LNG presently has a consensus price target of $50.88, suggesting a potential upside of 22.71%. Teekay Tankers has a consensus price target of $50.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.92%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Golar LNG is more favorable than Teekay Tankers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Teekay Tankers	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Golar LNG beats Teekay Tankers on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.