BP (BP) Competitors

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

Is SHEL or BP more profitable?

Shell has a net margin of 5.27% compared to BP's net margin of 1.39%. Shell's return on equity of 8.38% beat BP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.27%	8.38%	5.28%
BP	1.39%	3.99%	4.07%

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

37.3% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Shell shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of BP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SHEL or BP?

Shell has higher revenue and earnings than BP. Shell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BP, 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	£357.18B	0.55	£18.82B	£200.69	13.09
BP	£233.22B	0.32	£3.23B	£13.39	28.34

Which has more volatility and risk, SHEL or BP?

Shell has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SHEL or BP?

Shell presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,287.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.16%. BP has a consensus target price of GBX 494, suggesting a potential upside of 30.21%. Given BP's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BP is more favorable than Shell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BP	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is SHEL or BP a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of GBX 105 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Shell pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BP pays out 171.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to SHEL or BP?

In the previous week, Shell had 12 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Shell and 6 mentions for BP. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat BP's score of -0.08 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Shell beats BP on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.