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$66.67 -1.71 (-2.51%)
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SHEL vs. TTE, BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, WDS, CVE, and EXE

Should you be buying Shell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shell include TotalEnergies (TTE), BP (BP), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), and Chesapeake Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Shell vs.

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

In the previous week, Shell had 15 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Shell and 14 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Shell's score of 0.98 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Shell
16 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TotalEnergies
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Shell5.57% 12.75% 6.01%
TotalEnergies 7.34%15.22%6.45%

Shell has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Shell presently has a consensus price target of $79.11, indicating a potential upside of 18.67%. TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $72.42, indicating a potential upside of 19.24%. Given TotalEnergies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Shell.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Shell
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17
TotalEnergies
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Shell received 278 more outperform votes than TotalEnergies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.38% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 30.95% of users gave TotalEnergies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ShellOutperform Votes
304
65.38%
Underperform Votes
161
34.62%
TotalEnergiesOutperform Votes
26
30.95%
Underperform Votes
58
69.05%

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Shell pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 36.0% 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.

28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Shell$289.03B0.70$16.09B$5.0213.28
TotalEnergies$214.55B0.67$15.76B$6.669.12

Summary

Shell beats TotalEnergies on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SHEL vs. The Competition

MetricShellCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$207.96B$8.59B$9.16B$20.21B
Dividend Yield4.19%23.15%11.55%3.64%
P/E Ratio13.2810.7911.7530.80
Price / Sales0.706.01296.7215.58
Price / Cash4.137.3911.8720.60
Price / Book1.131.753.794.90
Net Income$16.09B$1.10B$808.15M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.73%-1.67%-1.79%-1.05%
1 Month Performance1.06%-6.37%-5.08%-1.09%
1 Year Performance3.96%0.20%6.45%13.70%

Shell Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SHEL
Shell
3.9916 of 5 stars
$66.67
-2.5%
$79.11
+18.7%
+3.6%$207.96B$289.03B13.28103,000
TTE
TotalEnergies
4.0238 of 5 stars
$61.40
+0.6%
$72.42
+17.9%
-5.2%$144.99B$214.55B9.22102,579Positive News
BP
BP
3.5947 of 5 stars
$35.01
+1.5%
$39.64
+13.2%
-5.2%$93.72B$213.03B36.8587,800Analyst Upgrade
Options Volume
PBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
4.741 of 5 stars
$14.35
+4.6%
$18.24
+27.2%
-16.2%$92.81B$102.41B5.6046,730News Coverage
EQNR
Equinor ASA
4.7303 of 5 stars
$23.11
-1.3%
$29.45
+27.5%
-9.4%$64.53B$103.77B7.4323,000
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.8024 of 5 stars
$30.10
-1.0%
N/A-7.9%$63.31B$41.12B11.6910,272Analyst Forecast
Positive News
E
ENI
2.1377 of 5 stars
$29.32
+0.6%
$31.60
+7.8%
-6.2%$49.49B$102.67B17.5633,142
SU
Suncor Energy
4.9666 of 5 stars
$39.53
-1.1%
$58.00
+46.7%
+17.5%$49.20B$37.32B11.4614,906Options Volume
Positive News
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
0.8257 of 5 stars
$15.54
-0.7%
N/A-27.2%$29.50B$12.58B0.004,667Upcoming Earnings
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.2655 of 5 stars
$15.31
-0.4%
$30.00
+96.0%
-16.5%$27.93B$38.67B10.566,925Earnings Report
Dividend Cut
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
EXE
Chesapeake Energy
4.3553 of 5 stars
$105.33
+0.3%
$116.18
+10.3%
N/A$24.34B$8.72B65.021,000Positive News

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This page (NYSE:SHEL) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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