TotalEnergies (TTE) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, SHEL or TTE?

TotalEnergies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shell	$323.18B	0.63	$19.36B	$4.86	13.47
TotalEnergies	$203.26B	0.71	$21.38B	$7.05	8.63

Which has more risk and volatility, SHEL or TTE?

Shell has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHEL or TTE more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.17%	14.54%	6.86%
TotalEnergies	7.78%	15.93%	6.75%

Do analysts rate SHEL or TTE?

Shell currently has a consensus price target of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.25%. TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $78.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.42%. Given TotalEnergies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Shell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TotalEnergies	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media favor SHEL or TTE?

In the previous week, Shell had 16 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Shell and 18 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Shell's score of 0.60 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TotalEnergies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SHEL or TTE?

28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of TotalEnergies 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SHEL or TTE a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Shell pays out 56.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 36.6% 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. TotalEnergies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHEL or TTE?

Shell received 273 more outperform votes than TotalEnergies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.85% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 30.38% of users gave TotalEnergies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shell	Outperform Votes 297 64.85%	Underperform Votes 161 35.15%
TotalEnergies	Outperform Votes 24 30.38%	Underperform Votes 55 69.62%

Summary

Shell beats TotalEnergies on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.