Teck Resources (TECK.B) Competitors

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

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

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
Teck Resources	C$15.57B	1.72	C$1.46B	C$2.79	18.79
Turquoise Hill Resources	C$1.65B	0.00	C$730.47M	C$3.63	N/A

Does the media prefer TECK.B or TRQ?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Turquoise Hill Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Teck Resources and 0 mentions for Turquoise Hill Resources. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Turquoise Hill Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Teck Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Teck Resources	Positive
Turquoise Hill Resources	Neutral

Do analysts rate TECK.B or TRQ?

Teck Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$69.43, suggesting a potential upside of 32.45%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Turquoise Hill Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Turquoise Hill Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

78.4% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Teck Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TECK.B or TRQ 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
Teck Resources	9.41%	5.03%	3.62%
Turquoise Hill Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

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