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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is TNK or TRMD more profitable?

Torm has a net margin of 32.20% compared to Teekay Tankers' net margin of 31.45%. Torm's return on equity of 22.40% beat Teekay Tankers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay Tankers	31.45%	15.05%	13.56%
Torm	32.20%	22.40%	13.44%

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 2.3%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Teekay Tankers pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Torm pays out 24.5% 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	$1.09B	1.38	$403.67M	$9.33	4.72
Torm	$1.44B	1.19	$612.50M	$4.74	3.85

Which has more risk & volatility, TNK or TRMD?

Teekay Tankers has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TNK or TRMD?

In the previous week, Torm had 3 more articles in the media than Teekay Tankers. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Torm and 2 mentions for Teekay Tankers. Torm's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Teekay Tankers' score of 0.23 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Torm	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Torm shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate TNK or TRMD?

Teekay Tankers currently has a consensus target price of $50.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.97%. Torm has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.85%. Given Torm's stronger consensus rating and 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Torm beats Teekay Tankers on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.