Shell (SHEL) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer SHEL or TTE?

Shell currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,158.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.84%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Shell is more favorable than TotalEnergies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
TotalEnergies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHEL or TTE?

37.3% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Shell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SHEL or TTE?

TotalEnergies has higher revenue and earnings than Shell. TotalEnergies 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	£357.18B	0.57	£18.82B	£200.69	13.59
TotalEnergies	£24.80T	0.00	£2.27T	£9.97	5.27

Is SHEL or TTE more profitable?

TotalEnergies has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.27%. TotalEnergies' return on equity of 20.09% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.27%	8.38%	5.28%
TotalEnergies	9.14%	20.09%	6.35%

Does the media refer more to SHEL or TTE?

In the previous week, Shell had 37 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Shell and 1 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Shell's score of 0.59 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	17 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TotalEnergies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SHEL or TTE a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of GBX 105 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of GBX 316 per share and has a dividend yield of 601.2%. Shell pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 3,168.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, SHEL or TTE?

Shell has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TotalEnergies beats Shell on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.