Head-To-Head Contrast: Teck Resources (TECK) vs. The Competition

Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) is one of 1,984 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Teck Resources to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Teck Resources has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teck Resources’ rivals have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Teck Resources pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.4% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Teck Resources and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teck Resources	25.15%	11.93%	7.01%
Teck Resources Competitors	-1,168,050,136,845,918,000.00%	-53.17%	-2.08%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Teck Resources and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teck Resources	0	10	6	0	2.38
Teck Resources Competitors	6404	22596	32294	1796	2.47

Teck Resources currently has a consensus price target of $75.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.52%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 29.94%. Given Teck Resources’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Teck Resources has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Teck Resources and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teck Resources	$15.12 billion	$1.00 billion	10.72
Teck Resources Competitors	$5.22 billion	$278.94 million	-44.98

Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Teck Resources is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Teck Resources beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Teck Resources Company Profile

Teck Resources Limited engages in exploring for, acquiring, developing, and producing natural resources in Asia, Europe, and North America. The company operates through Steelmaking Coal, Copper, Zinc, and Energy segments. Its principal products include copper, zinc, steelmaking coal, and blended bitumen. The company also produces lead, silver, and molybdenum; and various specialty and other metals, chemicals, and fertilizers. In addition, it explores for gold. The company was formerly known as Teck Cominco Limited and changed its name to Teck Resources Limited in April 2009. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.