SHEL vs. TTE, BP, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, CVE, PBA, CTRA, and EC
Should you be buying Shell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shell include TotalEnergies (TTE), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), and Ecopetrol (EC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Shell vs.
TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.
TotalEnergies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shell. TotalEnergies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. TotalEnergies pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 56.6% 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.
16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Shell had 15 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Shell and 20 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Shell's score of 0.74 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TotalEnergies presently has a consensus target price of $72.42, indicating a potential upside of 24.03%. Shell has a consensus target price of $79.69, indicating a potential upside of 19.86%. Given TotalEnergies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Shell.
TotalEnergies has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.17%. TotalEnergies' return on equity of 15.93% beat Shell's return on equity.
Shell received 278 more outperform votes than TotalEnergies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.30% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 30.12% of users gave TotalEnergies an outperform vote.
Summary
Shell beats TotalEnergies on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SHEL) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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