BP (BP) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SHEL or BP?

Shell currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,278.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.95%. BP has a consensus target price of GBX 632.14, indicating a potential upside of 39.39%. Given Shell'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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BP	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media prefer SHEL or BP?

In the previous week, Shell had 6 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Shell and 6 mentions for BP. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat BP's score of 0.03 indicating that BP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHEL or BP?

BP received 1632 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.40% of users gave BP an outperform vote while only 30.11% of users gave Shell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shell	Outperform Votes 53 30.11%	Underperform Votes 123 69.89%
BP	Outperform Votes 1685 71.40%	Underperform Votes 675 28.60%

Is SHEL or BP a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Shell pays out 5,069.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BP pays out 5,348.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SHEL or BP?

36.1% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of BP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Shell shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of BP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, SHEL or BP?

Shell has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHEL or BP more profitable?

Shell has a net margin of 5.96% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.62%. Shell's return on equity of 11.47% beat BP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.96%	9.54%	4.75%
BP	4.62%	11.47%	4.47%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SHEL or BP?

Shell has higher revenue and earnings than BP. BP 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	£302.14B	0.59	£18.01B	£2.15	1,292.79
BP	£201.08B	0.38	£9.29B	£0.43	1,054.65

Summary

Shell beats BP on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.