Teck Resources (TECK) Competitors

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

Is TECK or VALE a better dividend stock?

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vale pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Teck Resources pays out 56.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vale pays out 53.7% 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.

Do analysts prefer TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources currently has a consensus target price of $65.29, indicating a potential upside of 45.11%. Vale has a consensus target price of $15.83, indicating a potential upside of 61.40%. Given Vale's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vale is more favorable than Teck Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Vale	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Which has more volatility & risk, TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TECK or VALE?

Teck Resources received 18 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.09% of users gave Vale an outperform vote while only 59.40% of users gave Teck Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teck Resources	Outperform Votes 806 59.40%	Underperform Votes 551 40.60%
Vale	Outperform Votes 788 61.09%	Underperform Votes 502 38.91%

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	$11.12B	2.04	$1.78B	$0.66	68.17
Vale	$41.78B	1.05	$7.98B	$2.16	4.54

Do institutionals & 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TECK or VALE?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 12 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Teck Resources and 10 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Teck Resources' score of 0.28 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vale	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Vale beats Teck Resources on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.