Summit Materials (SUM) Competitors

Summit Materials (NYSE:SUM) and Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SUM or TECK?

Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Summit Materials. Summit Materials 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
Summit Materials	$2.62B	3.52	$289.63M	$0.82	64.07
Teck Resources	$9.07B	2.12	$1.78B	$0.55	70.25

Does the media refer more to SUM or TECK?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 16 more articles in the media than Summit Materials. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Teck Resources and 1 mentions for Summit Materials. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Summit Materials' score of 0.00 indicating that Teck Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Summit Materials	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Teck Resources	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SUM or TECK more profitable?

Summit Materials has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Teck Resources' net margin of 2.96%. Summit Materials' return on equity of 6.90% beat Teck Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summit Materials	3.92%	6.90%	3.52%
Teck Resources	2.96%	4.59%	2.50%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SUM or TECK?

Teck Resources received 382 more outperform votes than Summit Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.86% of users gave Summit Materials an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Teck Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Summit Materials	Outperform Votes 426 60.86%	Underperform Votes 274 39.14%
Teck Resources	Outperform Votes 808 59.41%	Underperform Votes 552 40.59%

Do analysts rate SUM or TECK?

Summit Materials presently has a consensus price target of $50.54, suggesting a potential downside of 3.81%. Teck Resources has a consensus price target of $65.38, suggesting a potential upside of 69.19%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Summit Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Summit Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SUM or TECK?

78.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Summit Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SUM or TECK?

Summit Materials has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teck Resources has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Teck Resources beats Summit Materials on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.