This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. PETROLEO BRASIL/S (PBR.A) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainTrendsBuy This Stock PBR.A vs. SHEL, TTE, PBR, EOG, CNQ, E, OXY, FANG, EQT, and EXEShould you be buying PETROLEO BRASIL/S stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PETROLEO BRASIL/S include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), EOG Resources (EOG), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), and Chesapeake Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry. PETROLEO BRASIL/S vs. Shell TotalEnergies Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras EOG Resources Canadian Natural Resources ENI Occidental Petroleum Diamondback Energy EQT Chesapeake Energy Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and PETROLEO BRASIL/S (NYSE:PBR.A) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Is SHEL or PBR.A more profitable? PETROLEO BRASIL/S has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.57%. PETROLEO BRASIL/S's return on equity of 29.35% beat Shell's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shell5.57% 12.75% 6.01% PETROLEO BRASIL/S 16.96%29.35%10.79% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHEL or PBR.A? Shell received 150 more outperform votes than PETROLEO BRASIL/S when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.03% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 62.93% of users gave PETROLEO BRASIL/S an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShellOutperform Votes31366.03% Underperform Votes16133.97% PETROLEO BRASIL/SOutperform Votes16362.93% Underperform Votes9637.07% Is SHEL or PBR.A a better dividend stock? Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. PETROLEO BRASIL/S pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Shell pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PETROLEO BRASIL/S pays out 57.4% 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. Do analysts rate SHEL or PBR.A? Shell presently has a consensus price target of $77.73, suggesting a potential upside of 19.55%. Given Shell's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shell is more favorable than PETROLEO BRASIL/S.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shell 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07PETROLEO BRASIL/S 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Does the media prefer SHEL or PBR.A? In the previous week, Shell had 45 more articles in the media than PETROLEO BRASIL/S. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Shell and 1 mentions for PETROLEO BRASIL/S. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat PETROLEO BRASIL/S's score of 0.00 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shell 30 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PETROLEO BRASIL/S 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation & earnings, SHEL or PBR.A? PETROLEO BRASIL/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Shell. PETROLEO BRASIL/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShell$284.31B0.69$16.09B$5.0212.95PETROLEO BRASIL/S$102.41B0.68$24.88B$2.564.23 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SHEL or PBR.A? 28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PETROLEO BRASIL/S shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, SHEL or PBR.A? Shell has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PETROLEO BRASIL/S has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryShell beats PETROLEO BRASIL/S on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PETROLEO BRASIL/S News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PBR.A 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 PBR.A vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPETROLEO BRASIL/SCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$87.26B$7.48B$6.98B$18.41BDividend Yield10.86%24.18%11.02%4.20%P/E Ratio4.239.7444.3331.07Price / Sales0.689.8419,422.6526.55Price / Cash2.167.3835.3717.53Price / Book0.891.523.394.30Net Income$24.88B$1.11B$4.28B$1.02B PETROLEO BRASIL/S Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PBR.APETROLEO BRASIL/SN/A$10.83-11.1%N/A-28.4%$87.26B$102.41B4.2363,361News CoverageSHELShell3.9329 of 5 stars$62.31-2.8%$80.10+28.6%-8.5%$188.40B$284.31B12.41103,000High Trading VolumeTTETotalEnergies3.237 of 5 stars$55.55-3.7%$72.42+30.4%-17.7%$133.19B$195.61B8.34101,300Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumePBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras4.7841 of 5 stars$12.03-8.4%$17.81+48.1%-25.4%$77.49B$91.42B4.7045,100Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeEOGEOG Resources4.713 of 5 stars$108.54-1.8%$144.67+33.3%-16.1%$59.86B$23.38B8.742,850Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCNQCanadian Natural Resources4.7728 of 5 stars$26.60-3.6%$63.00+136.9%-25.0%$55.86B$41.51B10.339,740Short Interest ↓Positive NewsEENI3.3033 of 5 stars$26.50-5.8%$31.60+19.2%-13.6%$44.73B$88.80B15.8732,700Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeOXYOccidental Petroleum4.7167 of 5 stars$38.70-4.5%$59.27+53.1%-39.9%$36.37B$26.73B15.8612,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeFANGDiamondback Energy4.8154 of 5 stars$124.53+0.9%$210.29+68.9%-31.0%$36.04B$11.02B7.131,023Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEQTEQT4.2408 of 5 stars$47.21+2.4%$55.11+16.7%+40.8%$28.20B$5.22B118.02740Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓EXEChesapeake Energy4.2095 of 5 stars$100.06+0.0%$122.35+22.3%N/A$23.28B$4.22B61.771,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shell Alternatives TotalEnergies Alternatives Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Alternatives EOG Resources Alternatives Canadian Natural Resources Alternatives ENI Alternatives Occidental Petroleum Alternatives Diamondback Energy Alternatives EQT Alternatives Chesapeake Energy 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:PBR.A) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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