Teekay (TK) Competitors

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

Is TK or STNG a better dividend stock?

Teekay pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Teekay pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scorpio Tankers pays out 11.5% 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.

Do analysts rate TK or STNG?

Scorpio Tankers has a consensus price target of $72.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.15%. Given Scorpio Tankers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than Teekay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TK or STNG?

Scorpio Tankers received 216 more outperform votes than Teekay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.35% of users gave Scorpio Tankers an outperform vote while only 63.77% of users gave Teekay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teekay	Outperform Votes 338 63.77%	Underperform Votes 192 36.23%
Scorpio Tankers	Outperform Votes 554 66.35%	Underperform Votes 281 33.65%

Does the media refer more to TK or STNG?

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 3 more articles in the media than Teekay. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 3 mentions for Teekay. Teekay's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Scorpio Tankers' score of 0.19 indicating that Teekay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teekay	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Scorpio Tankers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TK or STNG 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
Teekay	11.05%	6.56%	5.75%
Scorpio Tankers	52.40%	22.56%	15.35%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TK or STNG?

Scorpio Tankers has lower revenue, but higher 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
Teekay	$1.46B	0.45	$150.64M	$1.50	4.76
Scorpio Tankers	$1.34B	1.80	$546.90M	$13.95	3.43

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TK or STNG?

46.7% of Teekay shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Teekay shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, TK or STNG?

Teekay has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scorpio Tankers has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Teekay on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.