Teck Resources (TECK.A) Competitors

Teck Resources (TSE:TECK.A) and Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Is TECK.A or ALS more profitable?

Altius Minerals has a net margin of 31.13% compared to Teck Resources' net margin of 9.41%. Teck Resources' return on equity of 5.03% beat Altius Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teck Resources	9.41%	5.03%	3.62%
Altius Minerals	31.13%	2.80%	2.60%

Do analysts recommend TECK.A or ALS?

Altius Minerals has a consensus price target of C$30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.23%. Given Altius Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Altius Minerals is more favorable than Teck Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to TECK.A or ALS?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Altius Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Teck Resources and 0 mentions for Altius Minerals. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Altius Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Teck Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Teck Resources	Positive
Altius Minerals	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, TECK.A or ALS?

Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Altius Minerals. Teck Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altius Minerals, 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
Teck Resources	C$15.57B	0.03	C$1.46B	C$2.79	18.56
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	28.41	C$13.64M	C$0.30	91.11

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TECK.A or ALS?

Altius Minerals received 184 more outperform votes than Teck Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Teck Resources an outperform vote while only 60.42% of users gave Altius Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teck Resources	Outperform Votes 74 66.67%	Underperform Votes 37 33.33%
Altius Minerals	Outperform Votes 258 60.42%	Underperform Votes 169 39.58%

Which has more risk & volatility, TECK.A or ALS?

Teck Resources has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TECK.A or ALS a better dividend stock?

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Altius Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Teck Resources pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altius Minerals pays out 121.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TECK.A or ALS?

0.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 75.9% of Teck Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Teck Resources beats Altius Minerals on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.