Teck Resources (TECK) Competitors

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

Is TECK or VALE 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
Teck Resources	2.96%	4.59%	2.50%
Vale	16.15%	17.38%	7.62%

Is TECK or VALE a better dividend stock?

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Teck Resources pays out 61.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vale pays out 52.1% 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 favor TECK or VALE?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 9 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Teck Resources and 14 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Teck Resources' score of 0.97 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teck Resources	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vale	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources received 19 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.88% of users gave Vale an outperform vote while only 59.46% of users gave Teck Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teck Resources	Outperform Votes 811 59.46%	Underperform Votes 553 40.54%
Vale	Outperform Votes 792 60.88%	Underperform Votes 509 39.12%

Do analysts rate TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources presently has a consensus price target of $64.11, suggesting a potential upside of 89.90%. Vale has a consensus price target of $12.65, suggesting a potential upside of 36.46%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Vale.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Vale	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has more risk and volatility, TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TECK or VALE?

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
Teck Resources	$9.07B	1.84	$1.78B	$0.55	61.38
Vale	$38.06B	1.11	$7.98B	$1.44	6.44

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

78.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are held 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.

Summary

Teck Resources beats Vale on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.