Shell (SHEL) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHEL or TTE?

28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of TotalEnergies 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Is SHEL or TTE more profitable?

TotalEnergies has a net margin of 7.34% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.57%. TotalEnergies' return on equity of 15.22% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.57%	12.75%	6.01%
TotalEnergies	7.34%	15.22%	6.45%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SHEL or TTE?

Shell has higher revenue and earnings than TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies 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	$284.31B	0.66	$16.09B	$5.02	12.43
TotalEnergies	$195.61B	0.70	$15.76B	$6.66	8.53

Which has more risk and volatility, SHEL or TTE?

Shell has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SHEL or TTE?

In the previous week, Shell had 26 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Shell and 17 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Shell's score of 0.59 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	24 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TotalEnergies	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SHEL or TTE a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Shell pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 37.8% 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 prefer SHEL or TTE?

Shell presently has a consensus price target of $77.73, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $69.42, indicating a potential upside of 22.22%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shell is more favorable than TotalEnergies.

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)	3.07
TotalEnergies	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHEL or TTE?

Shell received 286 more outperform votes than TotalEnergies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.03% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 31.40% of users gave TotalEnergies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shell	Outperform Votes 313 66.03%	Underperform Votes 161 33.97%
TotalEnergies	Outperform Votes 27 31.40%	Underperform Votes 59 68.60%

Summary

Shell beats TotalEnergies on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.