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 valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, VALE or TECK?

Vale has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teck Resources has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VALE or TECK more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 15.54% compared to Teck Resources' net margin of 3.48%. Vale's return on equity of 17.65% beat Teck Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vale	15.54%	17.65%	7.76%
Teck Resources	3.48%	4.53%	2.56%

Do analysts prefer VALE or TECK?

Vale currently has a consensus price target of $12.04, suggesting a potential upside of 23.67%. Teck Resources has a consensus price target of $64.63, suggesting a potential upside of 59.41%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has higher 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	1.16	$6.17B	$1.38	7.05
Teck Resources	$6.48B	3.04	$296.30M	$0.58	69.89

Do institutionals and 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer VALE or TECK?

In the previous week, Vale had 7 more articles in the media than Teck Resources. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Vale and 9 mentions for Teck Resources. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Vale's score of 0.74 indicating that Teck Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vale	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teck Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VALE or TECK a better dividend stock?

Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Vale pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teck Resources pays out 62.1% 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.

Summary

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