Teck Resources (TECK) Competitors

Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Is VALE or TECK more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Teck Resources' net margin of 2.96%. Vale's return on equity of 17.38% beat Teck Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vale	16.15%	17.38%	7.62%
Teck Resources	2.96%	4.59%	2.50%

Is VALE or TECK a better dividend stock?

Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vale pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teck Resources pays out 61.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer VALE or TECK?

In the previous week, Vale and Vale both had 10 articles in the media. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Teck Resources' score of 0.90 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vale	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teck Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VALE or TECK?

Teck Resources received 18 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.89% of users gave Vale an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Teck Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vale	Outperform Votes 791 60.89%	Underperform Votes 508 39.11%
Teck Resources	Outperform Votes 809 59.44%	Underperform Votes 552 40.56%

Which has more risk & volatility, VALE or TECK?

Vale has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teck Resources has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VALE or TECK?

Vale presently has a consensus price target of $13.26, indicating a potential upside of 31.64%. Teck Resources has a consensus price target of $65.22, indicating a potential upside of 52.57%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Vale.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vale	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VALE or TECK?

21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VALE or TECK?

Vale has higher revenue and earnings than Teck Resources. Vale 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
Vale	$38.06B	1.20	$7.98B	$1.44	6.99
Teck Resources	$9.07B	2.37	$1.78B	$0.55	77.73

Summary

Vale and Teck Resources tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.