Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Competitors $27.36 -0.03 (-0.11%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.16 -0.20 (-0.73%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CNQ vs. SHEL, TTE, PBR, BP, EQNR, E, SU, EXE, WDS, and PBAShould you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Pembina Pipeline (PBA). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Canadian Natural Resources vs. Shell TotalEnergies Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras BP Equinor ASA ENI Suncor Energy Chesapeake Energy Woodside Energy Group Pembina Pipeline Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends. Do analysts rate CNQ or SHEL? Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus target price of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 130.25%. Shell has a consensus target price of $77.73, suggesting a potential upside of 23.75%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Shell.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Natural Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Shell 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNQ or SHEL? Canadian Natural Resources received 301 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.99% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote while only 66.03% of users gave Shell an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes61468.99% Underperform Votes27631.01% ShellOutperform Votes31366.03% Underperform Votes16133.97% Which has more risk & volatility, CNQ or SHEL? Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CNQ or SHEL? Shell has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Shell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCanadian Natural Resources$41.51B1.38$6.10B$2.0813.15Shell$284.31B0.67$16.09B$5.0212.51 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNQ or SHEL? 74.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Shell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CNQ or SHEL? In the previous week, Shell had 16 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Shell and 23 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Shell's score of 0.62 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian Natural Resources 16 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shell 22 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CNQ or SHEL more profitable? Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 18.45% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.57%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 20.07% beat Shell's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Natural Resources18.45% 20.07% 10.51% Shell 5.57%12.75%6.01% Is CNQ or SHEL a better dividend stock? Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 77.9% 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 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years. Canadian Natural Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCanadian Natural Resources beats Shell on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Canadian Natural Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian Natural ResourcesCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$57.39B$7.15B$6.78B$18.51BDividend Yield6.21%24.28%11.08%4.24%P/E Ratio10.639.3442.6631.15Price / Sales1.389.5019,957.4025.69Price / Cash5.967.3835.3817.53Price / Book1.991.473.334.29Net Income$6.10B$1.10B$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance8.64%4.28%4.14%6.59%1 Month Performance-6.94%-9.31%-7.62%-6.88%1 Year Performance-29.43%-20.79%141.10%1.23% Canadian Natural Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.7676 of 5 stars$27.36-0.1%$63.00+130.3%-29.4%$57.39B$41.51B10.639,740Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSHELShell3.814 of 5 stars$62.29-2.9%$80.10+28.6%-12.7%$188.48B$284.31B12.42103,000High Trading VolumeTTETotalEnergies3.2401 of 5 stars$55.60-3.6%$72.42+30.2%-21.4%$133.43B$195.61B8.36101,300Analyst UpgradePositive NewsPBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras4.7899 of 5 stars$12.05-8.2%$17.81+47.8%-28.5%$77.69B$91.42B4.7145,100Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeBPBP3.9416 of 5 stars$27.21-4.1%$37.48+37.7%-30.3%$74.03B$189.19B340.8865,900EQNREquinor ASA3.7058 of 5 stars$22.71-3.0%$28.10+23.7%-17.1%$63.42B$102.50B7.3021,100Dividend CutGap DownEENI3.2929 of 5 stars$26.51-5.8%$31.60+19.2%-18.5%$44.79B$88.80B15.8932,700Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSUSuncor Energy4.9088 of 5 stars$33.12-0.2%$59.20+78.7%-10.5%$41.09B$54.88B9.6316,600Short Interest ↓Positive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy4.3065 of 5 stars$100.57+0.6%$122.35+21.7%N/A$23.43B$4.22B62.141,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsWDSWoodside Energy Group2.1247 of 5 stars$11.43-1.7%N/A-35.3%$21.76B$13.18B13.984,380Short Interest ↓PBAPembina Pipeline4.0666 of 5 stars$36.34-2.2%$56.50+55.5%+7.3%$21.18B$7.38B15.072,670Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shell Alternatives TotalEnergies Alternatives Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Alternatives BP Alternatives Equinor ASA Alternatives ENI Alternatives Suncor Energy Alternatives Chesapeake Energy Alternatives Woodside Energy Group Alternatives Pembina Pipeline Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNQ) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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