CNQ vs. SHEL, TTE, PBR, BP, EQNR, E, SU, WDS, EXE, and CVE
Should you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Expand Energy (EXE), and Cenovus Energy (CVE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Canadian Natural Resources vs. Its Competitors
Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) and Shell (NYSE: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 risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
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.
Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 67.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 65.9% 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 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.
In the previous week, Shell had 9 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Shell and 19 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Shell's score of 0.27 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 16.92% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.75%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 20.90% beat Shell's return on equity.
74.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Shell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 95.39%. Shell has a consensus price target of $78.54, suggesting a potential upside of 10.01%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Shell.
Summary
Canadian Natural Resources beats Shell on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (NYSE:CNQ) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
