Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) vs. CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT) Critical Review

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) and CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Dividends

Teekay Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CMB.TECH pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Teekay Tankers pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMB.TECH pays out 36.7% 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. Teekay Tankers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Teekay Tankers and CMB.TECH’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay Tankers	42.60%	16.34%	14.87%
CMB.TECH	24.94%	18.25%	5.79%

Risk & Volatility

Teekay Tankers has a beta of -0.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMB.TECH has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Teekay Tankers and CMB.TECH, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay Tankers	1	3	3	1	2.50
CMB.TECH	0	1	0	2	3.33

Teekay Tankers currently has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.65%. Given Teekay Tankers’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Teekay Tankers is more favorable than CMB.TECH.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.7% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Teekay Tankers and CMB.TECH”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teekay Tankers	$951.80 million	2.75	$351.19 million	$12.30	6.16
CMB.TECH	$1.67 billion	1.88	$160.70 million	$1.69	9.30

Teekay Tankers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CMB.TECH. Teekay Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMB.TECH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Teekay Tankers beats CMB.TECH on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Teekay Tankers

Teekay Tankers Ltd. provides crude oil and other marine transportation services to oil industries in Bermuda and internationally. The company offers voyage and time charter services; offshore ship-to-ship transfer services of commodities primarily crude oil and refined oil products; and tanker commercial and technical management services. It also engages management of vessels, procurement, and equipment rental businesses. Teekay Tankers Ltd. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About CMB.TECH

Euronav NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation and storage of crude oil worldwide. The company offers floating, storage, and offloading (FSO) services. It also owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. As of March 15, 2024, Euronav NV operates as subsidiary of CMB NV.