Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) Cut to Buy at StockNews.com

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNKGet Rating) was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. TheStreet upgraded shares of Teekay Tankers from a “c” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Teekay Tankers from $44.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.00.

Teekay Tankers Price Performance

TNK opened at $36.72 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Teekay Tankers has a 1 year low of $14.90 and a 1 year high of $48.05. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $39.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.80. The stock has a market cap of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.07, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of -0.14.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TNK. Dorsey Wright & Associates acquired a new stake in shares of Teekay Tankers in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in shares of Teekay Tankers during the first quarter valued at about $42,000. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Teekay Tankers by 41.9% in the first quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,019 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 301 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Teekay Tankers during the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Ahrens Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in Teekay Tankers during the first quarter valued at about $48,000. Institutional investors own 28.74% of the company’s stock.

Teekay Tankers Company Profile

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Teekay Tankers Ltd. engages in the provision of crude oil and refined petroleum products through the operation of its oil and product tankers. It operates through the Tanker and Ship-to-Ship (STS) Transfer segment. The Tanker segment includes the operations of all the tankers, including those employed on full service lightering contracts.

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