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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts rate TECK.A or ALS?

Altius Minerals has a consensus target price of C$30.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.79%. 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

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

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

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

0.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.9% of Teck Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TECK.A or ALS?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Altius Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Teck Resources and 0 mentions for Altius Minerals. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Altius Minerals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Teck Resources	Neutral
Altius Minerals	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and 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	0.02	C$1.46B	C$2.79	17.87
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	27.79	C$13.64M	C$0.30	89.12

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

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 1.4%. 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.

Summary

Teck Resources beats Altius Minerals on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.