Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF) versus Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) Critical Survey

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) and Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional and Insider 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.

Risk and Volatility

Teekay Tankers has a beta of -0.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Britannia Bulk has a beta of 9.66, meaning that its stock price is 866% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Teekay Tankers and Britannia Bulk, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay Tankers	0	3	3	1	2.71
Britannia Bulk	0	0	0	0	0.00

Teekay Tankers presently has a consensus target price of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.90%. Given Teekay Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Teekay Tankers is more favorable than Britannia Bulk.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay Tankers	36.90%	12.60%	11.41%
Britannia Bulk	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Teekay Tankers and Britannia Bulk”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teekay Tankers	$951.80 million	2.82	$351.19 million	$10.09	7.70
Britannia Bulk	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Teekay Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Britannia Bulk.

Summary

Teekay Tankers beats Britannia Bulk on 10 of the 11 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 Britannia Bulk

Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides drybulk shipping and maritime logistics services. It primarily transports coal, fertilizers, scrap metals, iron-ore, grain, and other bulk cargoes from the Baltic region to Northern and Western Europe. The company’s logistics services include port modification, fendering, lightening, dredging of berths, maximizing vessel throughput in ports, provision of floating cranes, and self-discharging equipment. The company serves power companies, coal producers, and commodity trading houses. Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. was formerly known as Britannia Bulk PLC and changed its name to Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. in June 2008. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. As of 2010, Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. is in liquidation.