Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR) Competitors $12.34 +0.40 (+3.31%) As of 03:28 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PBR vs. SHEL, TTE, BP, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, WDS, CVE, and EXEShould you be buying Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), and Expand Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras vs. Its Competitors Shell TotalEnergies BP Equinor ASA Canadian Natural Resources ENI Suncor Energy Woodside Energy Group Cenovus Energy Expand Energy Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Is SHEL or PBR more profitable? Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a net margin of 15.99% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.93%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' return on equity of 34.11% beat Shell's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shell4.93% 10.67% 5.02% Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras 15.99%34.11%8.63% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SHEL or PBR? 28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SHEL or PBR? Shell currently has a consensus price target of $76.71, suggesting a potential upside of 4.54%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a consensus price target of $16.78, suggesting a potential upside of 35.95%. Given Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is more favorable than Shell.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shell 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Is SHEL or PBR a better dividend stock? Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Shell pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays out 46.3% 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. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer SHEL or PBR? In the previous week, Shell had 26 more articles in the media than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Shell and 13 mentions for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' score of 0.65 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shell 22 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SHEL or PBR? Shell has higher revenue and earnings than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras 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$289.03B0.75$16.09B$4.4416.53Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras$91.42B0.87$7.53B$2.145.77 Which has more risk and volatility, SHEL or PBR? Shell has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPetroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras beats Shell on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PBR 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 PBR 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 vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPetroleo Brasileiro S.A.- PetrobrasOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$79.55B$75.31B$7.95B$21.18BDividend Yield8.31%6.01%11.00%3.59%P/E Ratio5.7720.5472.8929.13Price / Sales0.871.8024,726.0754.50Price / Cash2.414.6835.9423.84Price / Book1.341.054.035.44Net Income$7.53B$5.31B$4.27B$992.10M7 Day Performance2.11%3.65%1.49%2.56%1 Month Performance0.65%2.69%1.56%2.46%1 Year Performance-15.65%-1.26%10.31%12.98% Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PBRPetroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras4.7267 of 5 stars$12.35+3.3%$16.78+36.0%-19.7%$79.55B$91.42B5.7749,185News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeSHELShell3.4325 of 5 stars$71.52-0.5%$78.39+9.6%+1.7%$209.92B$289.03B16.0998,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTTETotalEnergies3.0236 of 5 stars$61.67-0.9%$66.95+8.6%-7.8%$147.87B$214.55B11.19102,887Positive NewsBPBP3.8688 of 5 stars$34.02-0.9%$36.39+7.0%+1.4%$89.66B$194.63B161.87100,500Analyst ForecastEQNREquinor ASA2.2804 of 5 stars$24.42-0.5%$22.71-7.0%-7.2%$72.07B$103.77B8.1324,641Dividend AnnouncementEx-DividendCNQCanadian Natural Resources4.779 of 5 stars$29.78-0.2%$62.00+108.2%-15.5%$62.22B$30.30B10.5610,640Positive NewsEENI1.733 of 5 stars$34.99-0.6%$31.60-9.7%+10.2%$59.05B$98.71B21.6032,492Dividend CutSUSuncor Energy4.852 of 5 stars$38.55-0.9%$66.00+71.2%-3.1%$46.94B$37.32B11.8615,010Positive NewsOptions VolumeWDSWoodside Energy Group3.0645 of 5 stars$17.41-0.5%N/A-2.5%$33.05B$13.18B21.234,667Positive NewsDividend IncreaseCVECenovus Energy4.7239 of 5 stars$14.98-0.4%$23.33+55.7%-19.3%$26.95B$39.62B14.847,150News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpEXEExpand Energy4.6494 of 5 stars$92.78-2.5%$127.92+37.9%N/A$22.10B$4.24B237.981,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shell Alternatives TotalEnergies Alternatives BP Alternatives Equinor ASA Alternatives Canadian Natural Resources Alternatives ENI Alternatives Suncor Energy Alternatives Woodside Energy Group Alternatives Cenovus Energy Alternatives Expand 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) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSilver’s Still Under $35… For Now.Silver is trading around $33—but insiders are betting on a $70 breakout by year’s end. 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