Shell (SHEL) Competitors

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

Is TTE or SHEL a better dividend stock?

TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. TotalEnergies pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 57.0% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, TTE or SHEL?

TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TTE or SHEL?

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
TotalEnergies	$195.61B	0.77	$15.76B	$6.66	9.49
Shell	$284.31B	0.77	$16.09B	$5.02	14.33

Does the media refer more to TTE or SHEL?

In the previous week, Shell had 52 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Shell and 20 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Shell's score of 1.00 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TotalEnergies	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shell	37 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TTE or SHEL?

Shell received 280 more outperform votes than TotalEnergies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.52% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 30.95% of users gave TotalEnergies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TotalEnergies	Outperform Votes 26 30.95%	Underperform Votes 58 69.05%
Shell	Outperform Votes 306 65.52%	Underperform Votes 161 34.48%

Is TTE or SHEL 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
TotalEnergies	7.34%	15.22%	6.45%
Shell	5.57%	12.75%	6.01%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TTE or SHEL?

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.

Do analysts recommend TTE or SHEL?

TotalEnergies presently has a consensus price target of $72.42, indicating a potential upside of 14.57%. Shell has a consensus price target of $79.48, indicating a potential upside of 10.46%. Given TotalEnergies' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Shell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TotalEnergies	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.15

Summary

Shell beats TotalEnergies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.