Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Competitors $28.82 +0.65 (+2.29%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.92 +0.11 (+0.38%) As of 04/17/2025 06:13 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, PBR, BP, EQNR, E, SU, EXE, WDS, and PBAShould you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Pembina Pipeline (PBA). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Canadian Natural Resources vs. Shell TotalEnergies Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras BP Equinor ASA ENI Suncor Energy Chesapeake Energy Woodside Energy Group Pembina Pipeline Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SHEL or CNQ? Shell has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Shell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShell$284.31B0.69$16.09B$5.0212.95Canadian Natural Resources$41.51B1.46$6.10B$2.0813.85 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHEL or CNQ? Canadian Natural Resources received 301 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.99% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote while only 66.03% of users gave Shell an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShellOutperform Votes31366.03% Underperform Votes16133.97% Canadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes61468.99% Underperform Votes27631.01% 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% Do analysts rate SHEL or CNQ? Shell currently has a consensus target price of $77.73, indicating a potential upside of 19.55%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus target price of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.63%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher possible 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) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07Canadian Natural Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is SHEL or CNQ a better dividend stock? Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Shell pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 77.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian Natural Resources has increased 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. Which has more volatility & risk, SHEL or CNQ? Shell has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SHEL or CNQ? In the previous week, Shell had 33 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Shell and 18 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Shell's score of 0.87 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 33 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canadian Natural Resources 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCanadian Natural Resources beats Shell on 13 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$60.45B$7.47B$6.97B$18.42BDividend Yield6.21%24.21%11.03%4.20%P/E Ratio11.199.7444.3531.10Price / Sales1.469.8419,455.5526.58Price / Cash5.967.3835.4417.54Price / Book2.101.523.394.30Net Income$6.10B$1.11B$4.28B$1.02B7 Day Performance6.00%3.82%3.25%1.42%1 Month Performance-3.80%-7.85%-6.61%-7.33%1 Year Performance-25.00%-16.81%143.85%2.26% Canadian Natural Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.7728 of 5 stars$28.82+2.3%$63.00+118.6%-25.3%$60.45B$41.51B11.199,740Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSHELShell3.9327 of 5 stars$62.69+1.0%$77.73+24.0%-8.6%$189.56B$284.31B12.4982,000TTETotalEnergies3.2422 of 5 stars$56.94+1.3%$69.42+21.9%-18.6%$136.52B$195.61B8.55101,300Analyst UpgradePBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras4.785 of 5 stars$11.65+0.8%$17.81+52.9%-25.8%$75.08B$91.42B4.5545,100Options VolumeBPBP3.9382 of 5 stars$26.96+1.4%$36.73+36.2%-26.2%$73.19B$189.19B337.0465,900EQNREquinor ASA3.7099 of 5 stars$23.46+0.9%$28.10+19.8%-14.7%$65.52B$102.50B7.5421,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap DownEENI3.294 of 5 stars$26.76+1.2%$31.60+18.1%-14.5%$45.17B$88.80B16.0232,700Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓SUSuncor Energy4.9043 of 5 stars$33.54+0.3%$59.20+76.5%-9.0%$41.49B$54.88B9.7216,600Analyst DowngradeOptions VolumePositive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy4.2086 of 5 stars$103.61+0.2%$122.82+18.5%N/A$24.11B$4.22B63.961,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpWDSWoodside Energy Group2.1536 of 5 stars$12.64+1.4%N/A-32.2%$24.00B$13.18B15.414,380Short Interest ↓PBAPembina Pipeline4.0593 of 5 stars$36.98+1.8%$56.50+52.8%+11.2%$21.47B$7.38B15.282,670Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shell Alternatives TotalEnergies Alternatives Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Alternatives BP Alternatives Equinor ASA Alternatives ENI Alternatives Suncor Energy Alternatives Chesapeake Energy Alternatives Woodside Energy Group Alternatives Pembina Pipeline 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 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredClaim Your FREE Protection GuideIn the final days of his first term, Trump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hid...American Alternative | SponsoredThe first casualty of the 2025 trade warThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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