BP (BP) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SHEL or BP?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHEL or BP?

BP received 1628 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.18% of users gave BP an outperform vote while only 32.42% of users gave Shell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shell	Outperform Votes 59 32.42%	Underperform Votes 123 67.58%
BP	Outperform Votes 1687 71.18%	Underperform Votes 683 28.82%

Is SHEL or BP more profitable?

Shell has a net margin of 5.27% compared to BP's net margin of 1.39%. Shell's return on equity of 8.38% beat BP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.27%	8.38%	5.28%
BP	1.39%	3.99%	4.07%

Does the media prefer SHEL or BP?

In the previous week, Shell had 1 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Shell and 15 mentions for BP. BP's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Shell's score of -0.04 indicating that BP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SHEL or BP a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of GBX 105 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Shell pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BP pays out 171.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, SHEL or BP?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SHEL or BP?

Shell has higher revenue and earnings than BP. Shell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BP, 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
Shell	£357.18B	0.56	£18.82B	£200.69	13.14
BP	£233.22B	0.37	£3.23B	£13.39	33.43

Do analysts prefer SHEL or BP?

Shell presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,325, suggesting a potential upside of 26.07%. BP has a consensus target price of GBX 578.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.24%. Given BP's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than Shell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BP	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Shell beats BP on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.