Teekay (TK) Competitors

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) and Teekay (NYSE:TK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is STNG or TK more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 52.40% compared to Teekay's net margin of 11.05%. Scorpio Tankers' return on equity of 22.56% beat Teekay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scorpio Tankers	52.40%	22.56%	15.35%
Teekay	11.05%	6.56%	5.75%

Which has more risk and volatility, STNG or TK?

Scorpio Tankers has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teekay has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to STNG or TK?

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 3 more articles in the media than Teekay. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 0 mentions for Teekay. Scorpio Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Teekay's score of 0.36 indicating that Scorpio Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scorpio Tankers	Positive
Teekay	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, STNG or TK?

Scorpio Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Teekay. Scorpio Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay, 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
Scorpio Tankers	$1.34B	2.06	$546.90M	$13.95	3.92
Teekay	$1.30B	0.56	$150.64M	$1.50	5.34

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STNG or TK?

Scorpio Tankers received 215 more outperform votes than Teekay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.31% of users gave Scorpio Tankers an outperform vote while only 63.77% of users gave Teekay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Scorpio Tankers	Outperform Votes 553 66.31%	Underperform Votes 281 33.69%
Teekay	Outperform Votes 338 63.77%	Underperform Votes 192 36.23%

Do analysts rate STNG or TK?

Scorpio Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $76.40, suggesting a potential upside of 39.70%. Given Scorpio Tankers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than Teekay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Teekay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in STNG or TK?

54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Teekay shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Teekay shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is STNG or TK a better dividend stock?

Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Teekay pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Scorpio Tankers pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teekay pays out 16.7% 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.

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Teekay on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.