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Teekay Tankers
(NYSE:TNK)
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Rating:84Outperform
Price Target:
$81.00
â–²(7.58% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/15/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high profitability, low leverage, and positive free cash flow) and very attractive valuation (low P/E with a dividend). Earnings-call guidance supports near-term strength in rates and cash returns, while mixed technical signals and industry/geopolitical cyclicality temper the overall rating.
Positive Factors
Strong balance sheet / minimal leverage
Near-zero net debt and very low leverage materially raise the company's resilience to rate and demand shocks, preserve liquidity for dividends and opportunistic fleet transactions, and provide long-term flexibility to fund renewals or absorb cyclical downturns without forced asset sales.
Negative Factors
Cyclicality and revenue volatility
The tanker business is structurally cyclical: demand, freight rates and utilization swing with oil markets and geopolitics. Such volatility can produce sharp swings in revenue and cash flow, complicating long-term planning, capital allocation and maintaining consistent shareholder returns across cycles.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong balance sheet / minimal leverage
Near-zero net debt and very low leverage materially raise the company's resilience to rate and demand shocks, preserve liquidity for dividends and opportunistic fleet transactions, and provide long-term flexibility to fund renewals or absorb cyclical downturns without forced asset sales.
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Teekay Tankers Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Market Cap
$2.43B
Dividend Yield3.72%
Average Volume (3M)356.93K
Price to Earnings (P/E)5.7
Beta (1Y)0.72
Revenue Growth-2.29%
EPS Growth31.43%
CountryUS
Employees2,130
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryMarine Shipping
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)12.36
Shares Outstanding30,017,860
10 Day Avg. Volume303,691
30 Day Avg. Volume356,934
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.40
Price to Book (P/B)0.90
Price to Sales (P/S)1.94
P/FCF Ratio16.41
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$80.50Price Target Upside6.92% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)14.64
Revenue Forecast (FY)$867.98M
Teekay Tankers Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Teekay Tankers Ltd. specializes in providing essential marine transportation solutions to the global oil industry, with its operations spanning Bermuda and international waters. The company's service offerings encompass both voyage and time charte...
How the Company Makes Money
Teekay Tankers primarily makes money by operating oil tankers under charter arrangements and earning revenue based on the transportation capacity and time its vessels are employed.
Key revenue streams include:
1) Time-charter revenue: Under time-...
Teekay Tankers Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 13, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasizes strong near-term financial performance, exceptional cash generation, a debt-free balance sheet, attractive spot rates and proactive fleet renewal while also acknowledging significant geopolitical risk, operational dislocations (trapped/idle vessels), elevated secondhand asset prices that slow acquisitions, and structural uncertainties around fleet supply and inventory rebuild timing. Overall, positives (robust earnings, cash, dividends, and market positioning) materially outweigh the risks, though company strategy remains cautious given the market volatility.Positive Updates
Strong GAAP and Adjusted Earnings
Q1 FY26 GAAP net income of $154 million ($4.42 per share) and adjusted net income of $128 million ($3.69 per share), over $30 million better than the prior quarter and 2–3x the results from the same period last year.
Negative Updates
Geopolitical Disruption and Operational Risk
Effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Middle East conflict caused major supply disruption; total crude exports from the region fell by approximately 10 million barrels/day vs prewar levels, creating severe market uncertainty and operational risks.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong GAAP and Adjusted Earnings
Q1 FY26 GAAP net income of $154 million ($4.42 per share) and adjusted net income of $128 million ($3.69 per share), over $30 million better than the prior quarter and 2–3x the results from the same period last year.
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Company Guidance
The company guided to even stronger Q2 results, citing record‑level tanker rates (Q2 spot locks of $142k/day for VLCCs, $122k/day for Suezmaxes and $98k/day for Aframax/LR2s), with ~71% of VLCC spot days booked (and ~88% of the 75 expected VLCC operating days fixed) and ~57% of spot days on average booked for Suezmax and Aframax LR2s; it highlighted Q1 GAAP net income of $154m ($4.42/share) and adjusted net income of $128m ($3.69/share) (both >$30m QoQ and 2–3x YoY), Q1 midsize spot rates ~$61k/day, free cash flow from operations of ~$143m, a cash balance just shy of $1bn with no debt, and dividend actions (regular $0.25/share plus a $1.00/share special); balance‑sheet & fleet metrics included YTD commitments to acquire 5 modern vessels for $332m and sales/agreements on 4 vessels for $211m, agreements to buy 2 Korean resale Suezmax newbuilds for $190m (deliver 2027), sale of a 2009 Suezmax for $53.5m with an expected $32.5m gain in Q2, two Suezmaxes sold for $73m with $22.7m gains in Q1, outcharters at $80k/day (Suezmax, 10–12 months) and $60k/day (Aframax, 12 months), a four‑quarter free cash flow of $380m ($11.14/share, ~30% FCF yield on Q1 25 close), a current FCF breakeven of ~$8.2k/day and an estimate that each $5k/day above breakeven generates ~ $53m (~$1.53/share) of annual free cash flow.Teekay Tankers Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
84
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
92
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.01B | 951.80M | 1.23B | 1.47B | 1.18B | 542.37M |
| Gross Profit | 351.02M | 261.58M | 394.30M | 581.67M | 305.97M | -58.01M |
| EBITDA | 517.44M | 436.79M | 505.13M | 657.75M | 372.45M | -103.19M |
| Net Income | 428.70M | 351.19M | 403.67M | 519.89M | 235.43M | -242.37M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.39B | 2.24B | 1.97B | 1.94B | 1.78B | 1.62B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 996.15M | 853.26M | 534.33M | 391.46M | 180.51M | 50.57M |
| Total Debt | 33.00M | 55.22M | 62.29M | 224.68M | 576.20M | 654.03M |
| Total Liabilities | 200.61M | 198.06M | 217.42M | 391.51M | 713.65M | 780.34M |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.19B | 2.04B | 1.76B | 1.55B | 1.07B | 838.41M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 138.27M | 112.64M | 396.57M | 615.87M | 177.84M | -128.76M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 367.88M | 305.89M | 471.91M | 626.07M | 193.26M | -107.31M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -254.81M | 78.34M | -5.11M | 17.26M | 51.22M | 38.14M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -67.60M | -68.53M | -343.40M | -464.75M | -113.05M | 21.95M |
Teekay Tankers Technical Analysis
Negative
75.29
Price Trends
73.54
Negative
73.64
Negative
66.05
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.54
Negative
46.71
Neutral
64.05
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TNK, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 75.29 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 70.89, above the 50-day MA of 73.54, and above the 200-day MA of 66.05, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.54 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 46.71 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 64.05 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TNK.
Teekay Tankers Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 Outperform | $3.96B | 7.15 | 15.85% | 3.19% | -2.77% | 1.00% | |
84 Outperform | $2.43B | 5.67 | 21.40% | 3.72% | -2.29% | 31.43% | |
83 Outperform | $4.30B | 7.85 | 27.13% | 6.12% | 14.50% | 69.57% | |
78 Outperform | $2.80B | 8.45 | 29.14% | 6.12% | 4.66% | 85.89% | |
76 Outperform | $1.76B | 9.02 | 17.91% | 13.08% | 36.27% | 109.57% | |
75 Outperform | $1.28B | 12.63 | 8.94% | 1.27% | -1.33% | 28.23% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% |
* Energy Sector Average
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Teekay Tankers
70.07
27.20
63.44%
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86.76
52.70
154.72%
Teekay Tankers Corporate Events
Teekay Tankers Nearly Doubles Q1 2026 Profit on Stronger Charter Markets
May 15, 2026
For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Teekay Tankers reported a sharp rise in total revenues to $286.1 million from $231.6 million a year earlier, driven mainly by higher voyage and time-charter income and new bareboat-charter revenue. The tanker ...
Teekay Tankers Posts Strong Q1 2026 Earnings and Accelerates Fleet Renewal Amid Record Spot Rates
May 13, 2026
On May 13, 2026, Teekay Tankers reported strong results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, posting GAAP net income of $153.6 million, or $4.42 per share, and adjusted net income of $128.3 million, or $3.69 per share, driven by higher spot tanke...
Teekay Tankers Calls June 16 AGM to Elect Directors and Ratify KPMG as Auditor
May 6, 2026
Teekay Tankers has released its 2026 proxy statement dated May 6, 2026, in connection with its upcoming annual general meeting of shareholders. The filing was submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a Form 6-K and is incorporat...
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