Teck Resources (TECK.B) Competitors

Turquoise Hill Resources (TSE:TRQ) and Teck Resources (TSE:TECK.B) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRQ or TECK.B?

78.4% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Teck Resources 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.

Is TRQ or TECK.B more profitable?

Teck Resources has a net margin of 9.41% compared to Turquoise Hill Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Teck Resources' return on equity of 5.03% beat Turquoise Hill Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turquoise Hill Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teck Resources	9.41%	5.03%	3.62%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TRQ or TECK.B?

Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Turquoise Hill Resources. Turquoise Hill Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teck Resources, 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
Turquoise Hill Resources	C$1.65B	0.00	C$730.47M	C$3.63	N/A
Teck Resources	C$15.57B	1.76	C$1.46B	C$2.79	19.19

Do analysts recommend TRQ or TECK.B?

Teck Resources has a consensus target price of C$70.07, indicating a potential upside of 30.89%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Turquoise Hill Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Turquoise Hill Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the media prefer TRQ or TECK.B?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Turquoise Hill Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Teck Resources and 0 mentions for Turquoise Hill Resources. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Turquoise Hill Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Teck Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Turquoise Hill Resources	Neutral
Teck Resources	Positive

Summary

Teck Resources beats Turquoise Hill Resources on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.