ENI (E) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer SHEL or E?

Shell presently has a consensus price target of $78.69, indicating a potential upside of 11.37%. ENI has a consensus price target of $31.60, indicating a potential downside of 4.89%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Shell is more favorable than ENI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
ENI	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is SHEL or E more profitable?

Shell has a net margin of 4.75% compared to ENI's net margin of 2.85%. Shell's return on equity of 11.71% beat ENI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	4.75%	11.71%	5.51%
ENI	2.85%	9.16%	3.51%

Is SHEL or E a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. ENI pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Shell pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ENI pays out 93.4% 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 preferable earnings & valuation, SHEL or E?

Shell has higher revenue and earnings than ENI. Shell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ENI, 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	$281.07B	0.75	$16.09B	$4.34	16.28
ENI	$88.43B	0.63	$2.84B	$1.67	19.89

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

28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of ENI shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of ENI shares are held by company 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 media refer more to SHEL or E?

In the previous week, Shell had 24 more articles in the media than ENI. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Shell and 9 mentions for ENI. ENI's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Shell's score of 0.45 indicating that ENI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ENI	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SHEL or E?

Shell has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ENI has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Shell beats ENI on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.