Shell (SHEL) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SHEL or TTE?

Shell presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,325, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shell is more favorable than TotalEnergies.

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
TotalEnergies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHEL or TTE?

Shell received 59 more outperform votes than TotalEnergies when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shell	Outperform Votes 59 32.42%	Underperform Votes 123 67.58%
TotalEnergies	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to SHEL or TTE?

In the previous week, Shell had 2 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shell and 3 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Shell's score of 0.29 indicating that TotalEnergies 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TotalEnergies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SHEL or TTE?

Shell has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHEL or TTE more profitable?

TotalEnergies has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.27%. TotalEnergies' return on equity of 20.09% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.27%	8.38%	5.28%
TotalEnergies	9.14%	20.09%	6.35%

Is SHEL or TTE a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of GBX 105 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of GBX 316 per share and has a dividend yield of 549.7%. Shell pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 3,168.1% 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 better earnings and valuation, SHEL or TTE?

TotalEnergies has higher revenue and earnings than Shell. TotalEnergies 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
Shell	£357.18B	0.56	£18.82B	£200.69	13.12
TotalEnergies	£24.80T	0.01	£2.27T	£9.97	5.76

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SHEL or TTE?

37.3% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Shell shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TotalEnergies beats Shell on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.