Equinor ASA (EQNR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHEL or EQNR?

Shell received 91 more outperform votes than Equinor ASA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.85% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Equinor ASA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shell	Outperform Votes 297 64.85%	Underperform Votes 161 35.15%
Equinor ASA	Outperform Votes 206 55.38%	Underperform Votes 166 44.62%

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

28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Equinor ASA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Equinor ASA shares are held by 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.

Is SHEL or EQNR more profitable?

Equinor ASA has a net margin of 8.95% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.17%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 19.97% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.17%	14.54%	6.86%
Equinor ASA	8.95%	19.97%	6.78%

Is SHEL or EQNR a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Shell pays out 56.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equinor ASA pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Equinor ASA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate SHEL or EQNR?

Shell currently has a consensus price target of $82.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.34%. Equinor ASA has a consensus price target of $26.90, suggesting a potential upside of 9.59%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shell is more favorable than Equinor ASA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Equinor ASA	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer SHEL or EQNR?

In the previous week, Shell had 2 more articles in the media than Equinor ASA. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Shell and 20 mentions for Equinor ASA. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Equinor ASA's score of 0.69 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equinor ASA	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SHEL or EQNR?

Shell has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SHEL or EQNR?

Shell has higher revenue and earnings than Equinor ASA. Equinor ASA 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	$323.18B	0.63	$19.36B	$4.86	13.46
Equinor ASA	$107.17B	0.64	$11.89B	$3.26	7.53

Summary

Shell beats Equinor ASA on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.