Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK – Get Free Report) and Arc Resources (OTCMKTS:AETUF – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Teekay Tankers has a beta of -0.19, meaning that its share price is 119% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arc Resources has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Teekay Tankers and Arc Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Teekay Tankers | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Arc Resources | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 |
Profitability
This table compares Teekay Tankers and Arc Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Teekay Tankers | 51.35% | 22.11% | 20.23% |
| Arc Resources | 19.75% | 16.67% | 9.09% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Teekay Tankers and Arc Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Teekay Tankers | $951.80 million | 3.66 | $351.19 million | $16.97 | 5.94 |
| Arc Resources | $4.35 billion | 3.20 | $912.59 million | $1.79 | 13.71 |
Arc Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Teekay Tankers. Teekay Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arc Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
52.7% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Arc Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Arc Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Teekay Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Arc Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Teekay Tankers pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arc Resources pays out 33.0% 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.
Summary
Teekay Tankers beats Arc Resources on 12 of the 17 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 Arc Resources
ARC Resources Ltd. engages in the acquiring and developing crude oil, natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids in Canada. It primarily holds interests in the Montney basin located in Alberta and northeast British Columbia. ARC Resources Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is based in Calgary, Canada.
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