Head-To-Head Review: SunocoCorp (NYSE:SUNC) vs. Teekay (NYSE:TK)

Teekay (NYSE:TK) and SunocoCorp (NYSE:SUNC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Teekay and SunocoCorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay	15.78%	7.91%	7.26%
SunocoCorp	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Teekay and SunocoCorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay	0	0	1	0	3.00
SunocoCorp	1	1	3	1	2.67

SunocoCorp has a consensus target price of $81.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.11%. Given SunocoCorp’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SunocoCorp is more favorable than Teekay.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.7% of Teekay shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Teekay shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of SunocoCorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Teekay and SunocoCorp”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teekay	$949.52 million	1.29	$98.11 million	$2.08	6.79
SunocoCorp	$53.96 billion	0.07	-$5.00 million	$2.89	23.95

Teekay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SunocoCorp. Teekay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SunocoCorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About Teekay

Teekay Corporation engages in the international crude oil and other marine transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates crude oil and refined product tankers. It also provides ship-to-ship support services; tanker commercial management operation services; and operational and maintenance marine services. As of March 1, 2024, the company operated a fleet of approximately 53 owned and chartered-in vessels. It serves energy and utility companies, major oil traders, large oil consumers and petroleum product producers, government agencies, and various other entities that depend upon marine transportation. Teekay Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About SunocoCorp

Sunoco LP is an energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership. Sunoco LP is based in DALLAS.