Financial Comparison: Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) & CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT)

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

Profitability

This table compares CMB.TECH and Teekay Tankers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CMB.TECH	24.94%	18.25%	5.79%
Teekay Tankers	42.60%	16.34%	14.87%

Dividends

CMB.TECH pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Teekay Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CMB.TECH pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teekay Tankers pays out 8.1% 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for CMB.TECH and Teekay Tankers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMB.TECH	0	1	0	2	3.33
Teekay Tankers	1	4	2	1	2.38

Teekay Tankers has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.65%. Given Teekay Tankers’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Teekay Tankers is more favorable than CMB.TECH.

Institutional & Insider 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CMB.TECH	$1.67 billion	1.88	$160.70 million	$1.69	9.30
Teekay Tankers	$951.80 million	2.75	$351.19 million	$12.30	6.16

Teekay Tankers has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 and Volatility

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

Summary

Teekay Tankers beats CMB.TECH on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.