TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to "Buy" Rating

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen upgraded TotalEnergies from "hold" to Buy, joining other recent upgrades and leaving the stock with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $80.97.
• TotalEnergies posted a strong Q1 with EPS $2.45 and revenue $49.52 billion, both beating estimates, and management signaled larger buybacks and dividend boosts that supported the share price.
• The shares trade near a 12-month high (opened $92.76) with a market cap of $222.4 billion and the company is expanding into renewables (a 440 MWp solar project in the Philippines), though a fuel price cap in France could compress retail margins.

TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE - Get Free Report) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Freedom Capital downgraded shares of TotalEnergies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of TotalEnergies in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of TotalEnergies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of TotalEnergies in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of TotalEnergies from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $80.97.

TotalEnergies Stock Up 0.0%

TTE stock opened at $92.76 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $86.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.35. TotalEnergies has a 12 month low of $56.94 and a 12 month high of $93.67. The company has a market cap of $222.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.99 by $0.46. TotalEnergies had a net margin of 7.43% and a return on equity of 14.01%. The firm had revenue of $49.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.58 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that TotalEnergies will post 10 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TotalEnergies

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. YANKCOM Partnership increased its stake in TotalEnergies by 146.8% in the 4th quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 390 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in TotalEnergies in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Maseco LLP increased its stake in TotalEnergies by 119.9% in the 1st quarter. Maseco LLP now owns 420 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the period. MH & Associates Securities Management Corp ADV acquired a new position in TotalEnergies in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in TotalEnergies in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. 16.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key TotalEnergies News

Here are the key news stories impacting TotalEnergies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 earnings and shareholder returns — TotalEnergies reported Q1 EPS of $2.45 vs. $2.22 expected and revenue well above estimates; management signaled bigger buybacks/dividend boosts, which supported the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades — Erste Group materially raised FY2026 and FY2027 EPS forecasts (FY2026 to $10.56 and FY2027 to $9.92), lifting consensus outlook and validating stronger cash generation expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Renewables growth — TotalEnergies and Nextnorth reached financial close and started construction on a 440 MWp solar farm in the Philippines (c. $300M project), supporting the company’s energy-transition and long-term EBITDA diversification. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Positive value/analyst write-ups — Zacks and other outlets flagged TTE as a strong value name for long-term investors (style-score-driven coverage), which may attract longer-horizon flows but has limited immediate impact. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Fuel price cap in France — TotalEnergies said it will continue capping fuel prices nationwide while the Middle East crisis persists and offer temporary fixed-price promotions for holidays; this policy can compress retail margins in France in the near term. Read More.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies SE NYSE: TTE is a French multinational integrated energy company engaged across the full energy value chain. Founded in 1924 as Compagnie Française des Pétroles, the company grew through a series of mergers and expansions—most notably with Petrofina and Elf Aquitaine around the turn of the millennium—and rebranded to TotalEnergies in 2021 to reflect a broader focus on multiple energy sources. It is organized to operate across upstream and downstream activities while pursuing a transition toward lower-carbon energy solutions.

In upstream, TotalEnergies explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas globally.

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