Teck Resources (TECK) Competitors

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

Is TECK or VALE more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 22.59% compared to Teck Resources' net margin of 3.32%. Vale's return on equity of 21.07% beat Teck Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teck Resources	3.32%	6.37%	3.40%
Vale	22.59%	21.07%	9.22%

Which has higher 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	$16.66B	1.26	$1.78B	$0.66	63.87
Vale	$41.78B	1.11	$7.98B	$2.16	4.73

Do analysts prefer TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources presently has a consensus price target of $65.38, indicating a potential upside of 55.09%. Vale has a consensus price target of $13.26, indicating a potential upside of 29.65%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Vale	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources received 17 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.99% of users gave Vale an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Teck Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teck Resources	Outperform Votes 808 59.41%	Underperform Votes 552 40.59%
Vale	Outperform Votes 791 60.99%	Underperform Votes 506 39.01%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TECK or VALE?

78.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to TECK or VALE?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Teck Resources and 13 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Teck Resources' score of 0.83 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vale	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TECK or VALE a better dividend stock?

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Teck Resources pays out 53.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vale pays out 42.6% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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