TotalEnergies (TTE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, TTE or SHEL?

TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TTE or SHEL more profitable?

TotalEnergies has a net margin of 6.60% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.75%. TotalEnergies' return on equity of 14.47% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TotalEnergies	6.60%	14.47%	6.09%
Shell	4.75%	11.71%	5.51%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TTE or SHEL?

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

Do analysts prefer TTE or SHEL?

TotalEnergies presently has a consensus target price of $66.45, suggesting a potential upside of 7.68%. Shell has a consensus target price of $78.69, suggesting a potential upside of 11.90%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shell is more favorable than TotalEnergies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TotalEnergies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Does the media favor TTE or SHEL?

In the previous week, Shell had 16 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Shell and 19 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Shell's score of 0.66 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TotalEnergies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shell	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and 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	$214.55B	0.69	$15.76B	$5.94	10.39
Shell	$289.03B	0.72	$16.09B	$4.34	16.20

Is TTE or SHEL a better dividend stock?

TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. TotalEnergies pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 65.9% 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.

Summary

Shell beats TotalEnergies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.