TTE vs. SHEL, PBR, BP, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, EXE, WDS, and PBA
Should you be buying TotalEnergies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TotalEnergies include Shell (SHEL), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Pembina Pipeline (PBA). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
TotalEnergies vs.
Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.
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.
In the previous week, Shell had 26 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Shell and 18 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Shell's score of 0.62 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Shell presently has a consensus price target of $77.73, suggesting a potential upside of 24.52%. TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $69.42, suggesting 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.
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.
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.
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.
Shell has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Shell beats TotalEnergies on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TTE) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
