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GBX 384.70 -8.25 (-2.10%)
As of 06/20/2025

BP vs. SHEL, TTE, WDS, MRO, BPT, GPOR, KOS, DEC, IMO, and GTE

Should you be buying BP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BP include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Melrose Industries (MRO), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Great Portland Estates (GPOR), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Diversified Energy (DEC), IMImobile (IMO), and Gran Tierra Energy (GTE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

BP vs. Its Competitors

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

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
BP1.39% 3.99% 4.07%
Shell 5.27%8.38%5.28%

BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Shell pays an annual dividend of GBX 105 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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. Shell pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

BP received 1628 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.18% of users gave BP an outperform vote while only 32.42% of users gave Shell an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BPOutperform Votes
1687
71.18%
Underperform Votes
683
28.82%
ShellOutperform Votes
59
32.42%
Underperform Votes
123
67.58%

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

BP currently has a consensus price target of GBX 494, suggesting a potential upside of 28.41%. Shell has a consensus price target of GBX 3,287.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.53%. 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
BP
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Shell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BP£233.22B0.32£3.23B£13.3928.74
Shell£357.18B0.57£18.82B£200.6913.37

In the previous week, Shell had 10 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Shell and 4 mentions for BP. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat BP's score of 0.25 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

Summary

Shell beats BP on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BP vs. The Competition

MetricBPOil & Gas Integrated IndustryEnergy SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£74.87B£71.23B£7.74B£2.90B
Dividend Yield5.10%4.73%10.84%4.98%
P/E Ratio28.746.9854.91126.80
Price / Sales0.3213.7923,588.82237,173.11
Price / Cash3.036.1336.2428.03
Price / Book0.792.113.304.36
Net Income£3.23B£257.08B£4.19B£5.91B
7 Day Performance-0.43%0.78%1.46%1.71%
1 Month Performance5.20%1.76%9.37%9.07%
1 Year Performance-18.24%-2.80%108.17%79.69%

BP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BP
BP
3.5262 of 5 stars
GBX 384.70
-2.1%
GBX 494
+28.4%
-15.7%£74.87B£233.22B28.7465,900High Trading Volume
SHEL
Shell
2.4331 of 5 stars
GBX 2,625.50
-0.5%
GBX 3,287.50
+25.2%
-3.1%£197.71B£357.18B13.08103,000Trending News
TTE
TotalEnergies
N/AGBX 54.54
-1.2%
N/A-12.7%£119.68B£24.80T5.47101,300Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£23.94B£12.58B1,702.704,380
MRO
Melrose Industries
1.7316 of 5 stars
GBX 478
+1.2%
GBX 640
+33.9%
-10.6%£6.17B£3.41B-161.661,570News Coverage
Positive News
BPT
Bridgepoint Group
1.4472 of 5 stars
GBX 289.80
+2.5%
GBX 359.33
+24.0%
+30.0%£2.39B£272.35M52.65391Gap Down
GPOR
Great Portland Estates
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.87B£100.70M124.66210Gap Up
KOS
Kosmos Energy
N/AGBX 155
-6.6%
N/A-58.0%£949.60M£2.32B4.35240High Trading Volume
DEC
Diversified Energy
N/AGBX 1,057
+1.1%
N/A-2.7%£674.07M£945.01M4.371,603News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
IMO
IMImobile
N/AN/AN/AN/A£490.40M£164.04M123.755,300
GTE
Gran Tierra Energy
N/AGBX 420.56
+7.7%
N/AN/A£191.88M£897.99M3.73340News Coverage
Insider Trade
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:BP) was last updated on 6/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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