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BP vs. SHEL, TTE, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, CVE, WDS, and EXE

Should you be buying BP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BP include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Expand Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

BP vs. Its Competitors

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

BP has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Shell had 2 more articles in the media than BP. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Shell and 17 mentions for BP. BP's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Shell's score of 0.21 indicating that BP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

BP pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. BP pays out 942.9% 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 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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$194.63B0.45$381M$0.21158.26
Shell$289.03B0.73$16.09B$4.4416.40

BP currently has a consensus price target of $42.41, suggesting a potential upside of 27.61%. Shell has a consensus price target of $79.41, suggesting a potential upside of 9.07%. Given BP's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BP is more favorable than Shell.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BP
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Shell
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Shell has a net margin of 4.93% compared to BP's net margin of 0.29%. Shell's return on equity of 10.67% beat BP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BP0.29% 9.08% 2.57%
Shell 4.93%10.67%5.02%

11.0% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Shell shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Shell beats BP on 12 of the 17 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 NYSE 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 IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$87.13B$73.74B$7.70B$21.84B
Dividend Yield5.97%6.09%10.89%3.62%
P/E Ratio158.2621.2417.1832.72
Price / Sales0.451.561,438.8165.74
Price / Cash3.504.4336.1818.06
Price / Book1.151.034.604.71
Net Income$381M$5.46B$4.26B$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.27%-0.44%-0.88%-0.02%
1 Month Performance-2.60%-2.74%1.11%0.33%
1 Year Performance5.61%-4.24%16.04%11.71%

BP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BP
BP
4.2268 of 5 stars
$33.23
+0.3%
$42.41
+27.6%
+6.1%$87.13B$194.63B158.26100,500
SHEL
Shell
3.6334 of 5 stars
$72.09
+0.9%
$79.71
+10.6%
+8.6%$210.72B$272.01B16.2498,000
TTE
TotalEnergies
3.1649 of 5 stars
$57.63
+0.4%
$64.95
+12.7%
-5.9%$138.17B$214.55B10.46102,887Analyst Forecast
PBR
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
4.8798 of 5 stars
$11.81
+1.8%
$15.43
+30.7%
-17.3%$76.08B$91.42B5.5249,185Analyst Downgrade
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.8001 of 5 stars
$23.50
+1.2%
$22.71
-3.3%
-4.2%$69.22B$106.47B7.8124,641
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.931 of 5 stars
$31.55
+0.5%
$62.00
+96.5%
-15.3%$65.84B$30.30B11.1910,640Positive News
Short Interest ↓
E
ENI
2.9242 of 5 stars
$34.65
+0.7%
$34.60
-0.1%
+13.0%$58.49B$85.48B21.3932,492Upcoming Earnings
SU
Suncor Energy
4.845 of 5 stars
$39.90
+1.0%
$65.00
+62.9%
-2.0%$48.22B$53.64B12.2715,010Positive News
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.9296 of 5 stars
$17.45
+0.8%
$23.33
+33.8%
+0.2%$31.15B$55.62B17.267,150Positive News
Short Interest ↓
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
1.7352 of 5 stars
$14.49
+1.4%
N/A-11.8%$27.54B$13.18B17.664,667Positive News
EXE
Expand Energy
4.2893 of 5 stars
$102.91
+1.1%
$127.77
+24.2%
+23.4%$24.50B$4.24B263.831,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
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This page (NYSE:BP) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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