Comparing Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) & Macro Enterprises (OTCMKTS:MCESF)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Teekay Tankers and Macro Enterprises, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay Tankers	0	1	1	0	2.50
Macro Enterprises	0	0	0	0	N/A

Teekay Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.97%. Given Teekay Tankers’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Teekay Tankers is more favorable than Macro Enterprises.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Teekay Tankers and Macro Enterprises’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teekay Tankers	$1.41 billion	0.99	$229.09 million	$15.51	2.66
Macro Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Teekay Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Macro Enterprises.

Profitability

This table compares Teekay Tankers and Macro Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay Tankers	37.90%	46.25%	30.12%
Macro Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.8% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Teekay Tankers beats Macro Enterprises on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Teekay Tankers

Teekay Tankers Ltd. provides marine transportation services to oil industries in Bermuda and internationally. The company offers voyage and time charter services; and offshore ship-to-ship transfer services of commodities primarily crude oil and refined oil products, as well as liquid gases and various other products. It also provides tanker commercial and technical management; and consultancy, procurement, and equipment rental services, as well as manages terminals and vessels. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned and leased 44 double-hulled oil and product tankers, time-chartered in four Aframax/LR2 tankers, and one Suezmax tanker. Teekay Tankers Ltd. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About Macro Enterprises

Macro Enterprises Inc. provides pipeline and facilities construction and maintenance services to the oil and gas industry in western Canada. It offers construction, alteration, repair, and installation of pipeline and facility pressure piping, and structural steel facilities. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Fort Saint John, Canada. Macro Enterprises Inc. was formerly a subsidiary of Spiecapag Canada Corp.