Teekay (NYSE:TK) versus SunocoCorp (TXSE:SUNC) Head to Head Review

SunocoCorp (TXSE:SUNC) and Teekay (NYSE:TK) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.7% of Teekay shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of SunocoCorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Teekay shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SunocoCorp and Teekay’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunocoCorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teekay	15.78%	7.91%	7.26%

Dividends

SunocoCorp pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Teekay pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. SunocoCorp pays out 140.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Teekay pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teekay has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SunocoCorp and Teekay”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SunocoCorp	$53.96 billion	0.06	-$5.00 million	$2.89	21.38
Teekay	$1.15 billion	0.97	$98.11 million	$2.08	6.20

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for SunocoCorp and Teekay, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunocoCorp	1	1	3	1	2.67
Teekay	0	0	1	0	3.00

SunocoCorp presently has a consensus price target of $81.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.32%. Given SunocoCorp’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SunocoCorp is more favorable than Teekay.

Summary

Teekay beats SunocoCorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SunocoCorp

Sunoco LP is an energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership. Sunoco LP is based in DALLAS.

About Teekay

Teekay Corporation engages in the international crude oil and other marine transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates crude oil and refined product tankers. It also provides ship-to-ship support services; tanker commercial management operation services; and operational and maintenance marine services. As of March 1, 2024, the company operated a fleet of approximately 53 owned and chartered-in vessels. It serves energy and utility companies, major oil traders, large oil consumers and petroleum product producers, government agencies, and various other entities that depend upon marine transportation. Teekay Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.