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

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

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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Teekay Tankers and CMB.TECH”s 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.

Risk & Volatility

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Teekay Tankers and CMB.TECH, as provided 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, suggesting a potential upside of 1.65%. Given Teekay Tankers’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teekay Tankers is more favorable than CMB.TECH.

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%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

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.