Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Competitors $31.02 +0.20 (+0.65%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.00 -0.02 (-0.07%) As of 05/23/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CNQ vs. SHEL, TTE, BP, PBR, EQNR, E, SU, EXE, WDS, and CVEShould you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), BP (BP), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), Equinor ASA (EQNR), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Cenovus Energy (CVE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Canadian Natural Resources vs. Shell TotalEnergies BP Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Equinor ASA ENI Suncor Energy Chesapeake Energy Woodside Energy Group Cenovus Energy Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, SHEL or CNQ? Shell has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SHEL or CNQ more profitable? Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 18.45% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.57%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 20.07% beat Shell's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shell5.57% 12.75% 6.01% Canadian Natural Resources 18.45%20.07%10.51% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHEL or CNQ? Canadian Natural Resources received 298 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.99% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote while only 66.25% of users gave Shell an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShellOutperform Votes31666.25% Underperform Votes16133.75% Canadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes61468.99% Underperform Votes27631.01% Does the media favor SHEL or CNQ? In the previous week, Shell had 29 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Shell and 16 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Shell's score of 0.91 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shell 26 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canadian Natural Resources 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, SHEL or CNQ? Shell has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShell$281.07B0.71$16.09B$4.3415.27Canadian Natural Resources$44.80B1.45$6.10B$2.5512.17 Is SHEL or CNQ a better dividend stock? Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Shell pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 63.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Canadian Natural Resources has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years. Canadian Natural Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SHEL or CNQ? 28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate SHEL or CNQ? Shell currently has a consensus target price of $78.35, indicating a potential upside of 18.25%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus target price of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.09%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Shell.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shell 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Canadian Natural Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryCanadian Natural Resources beats Shell on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Canadian Natural Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CNQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian Natural ResourcesCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$64.98B$7.67B$7.35B$19.27BDividend Yield5.29%24.72%10.81%3.86%P/E Ratio12.0510.5154.8434.42Price / Sales1.457.5623,830.8634.89Price / Cash5.967.3835.7217.51Price / Book2.261.583.664.69Net Income$6.10B$1.10B$4.33B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.09%-1.07%-0.28%-2.38%1 Month Performance5.66%2.69%5.21%4.18%1 Year Performance-19.02%-14.93%2.56%4.87% Canadian Natural Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.7965 of 5 stars$31.02+0.7%$63.00+103.1%-19.0%$64.98B$44.80B12.059,740Positive NewsSHELShell3.8814 of 5 stars$66.46-0.2%$78.35+17.9%-6.4%$199.91B$281.07B13.2482,000Trending NewsTTETotalEnergies3.949 of 5 stars$59.27-0.7%$69.36+17.0%-19.0%$142.11B$191.63B8.90101,300Trending NewsBPBP3.3367 of 5 stars$29.27-1.6%$35.28+20.5%-20.7%$79.46B$187.21B365.9265,900Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionPBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras4.9329 of 5 stars$12.04+0.2%$17.47+45.1%-20.0%$77.59B$88.72B4.7045,100News CoverageDividend IncreaseEQNREquinor ASA2.367 of 5 stars$23.17-1.9%$20.85-10.0%-15.9%$64.71B$106.80B7.4521,100Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeEENI2.092 of 5 stars$30.14-0.1%$31.60+4.8%-6.4%$50.88B$88.43B18.0532,700Ex-DividendAnalyst DowngradeSUSuncor Energy4.7155 of 5 stars$35.36-0.8%$59.20+67.4%-11.3%$43.60B$54.91B10.2516,600News CoveragePositive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy2.9439 of 5 stars$113.15-0.8%$125.33+10.8%N/A$26.93B$5.34B69.851,000Analyst UpgradeWDSWoodside Energy Group2.7976 of 5 stars$13.99-0.6%N/A-25.0%$26.56B$13.18B17.064,380Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCVECenovus Energy4.916 of 5 stars$13.52-1.4%$25.75+90.5%-32.8%$24.64B$58.12B11.176,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shell Alternatives TotalEnergies Alternatives BP Alternatives Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Alternatives Equinor ASA Alternatives ENI Alternatives Suncor Energy Alternatives Chesapeake Energy Alternatives Woodside Energy Group Alternatives Cenovus Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNQ) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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