Crude Carriers Corp. (NYSE: CRU) and Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitabiliy, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Dividends
Teekay Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Crude Carriers Corp. does not pay a dividend. Teekay Corporation pays out -13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crude Carriers Corp. has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Crude Carriers Corp. and Teekay Corporation’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Crude Carriers Corp. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Teekay Corporation | $2.23 billion | 0.39 | $923.65 million | ($1.64) | -6.09 |
Teekay Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than Crude Carriers Corp..
Profitability
This table compares Crude Carriers Corp. and Teekay Corporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Crude Carriers Corp. | -76.66% | -11.26% | -7.33% |
| Teekay Corporation | -5.36% | -1.86% | -0.57% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Crude Carriers Corp. and Teekay Corporation, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Crude Carriers Corp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Teekay Corporation | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
Teekay Corporation has a consensus target price of $5.33, indicating a potential downside of 46.56%.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
46.8% of Teekay Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Teekay Corporation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Teekay Corporation beats Crude Carriers Corp. on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
Crude Carriers Corp. Company Profile
Crude Carriers Corp. (Crude Carriers) is a transportation company. The Company is focused on conducting a shipping business focused on the crude tanker industry. It is focused on acquiring and operating a fleet of crude tankers that will transport mainly crude oil and fuel oil along worldwide shipping routes. In Septemeber 2010, Capital Product Partners LP acquired Crude Carriers.
Teekay Corporation Company Profile
Teekay Corporation (Teekay) is a provider of crude oil and gas marine transportation services. The Company also offers offshore oil production, storage and offloading services, primarily under long-term, fixed-rate contracts. The Company is engaged in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipping sectors, as well as in the operations in the offshore production, storage and transportation sector. It is also involved in the conventional tanker business. Teekay provides a set of marine services to the oil and gas companies. The Company has four lines of business: offshore logistics (shuttle tankers, the HiLoad DP unit, floating storage and off-take (FSO) units, units for maintenance and safety (UMS), and long-distance towing and offshore installation vessels), offshore production (floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units), liquefied gas carriers and conventional tankers.
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