BP (BP) Competitors

BP (LON:BP) and Shell (LON:SHEL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, BP or SHEL?

BP has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BP or SHEL?

BP received 1630 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.29% of users gave BP an outperform vote while only 31.28% of users gave Shell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BP	Outperform Votes 1686 71.29%	Underperform Votes 679 28.71%
Shell	Outperform Votes 56 31.28%	Underperform Votes 123 68.72%

Is BP or SHEL more profitable?

Shell has a net margin of 6.09% compared to BP's net margin of 3.69%. Shell's return on equity of 9.91% beat BP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BP	3.69%	9.52%	4.07%
Shell	6.09%	9.91%	5.28%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BP or SHEL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BP	£199.76B	0.30	£7.37B	£0.33	1,159.70
Shell	£302.03B	0.52	£18.39B	£2.15	1,191.16

Does the media refer more to BP or SHEL?

In the previous week, Shell had 3 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Shell and 10 mentions for BP. BP's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Shell's score of 0.18 indicating that BP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shell	1 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BP or SHEL?

41.6% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of BP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Shell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BP or SHEL a better dividend stock?

BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Shell pays an annual dividend of GBX 105 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. BP pays out 6,969.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Shell pays out 4,883.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate BP or SHEL?

BP presently has a consensus target price of GBX 632, suggesting a potential upside of 65.14%. Shell has a consensus target price of GBX 3,400, suggesting a potential upside of 32.76%. Given BP's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BP is more favorable than Shell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BP	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Shell beats BP on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.