ENI (E) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SHEL or E?

Shell presently has a consensus price target of $76.71, indicating a potential upside of 3.81%. ENI has a consensus price target of $31.60, indicating a potential downside of 11.39%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Shell is more favorable than ENI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
ENI	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SHEL or E?

Shell has higher revenue and earnings than ENI. Shell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ENI, 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	$289.03B	0.75	$16.09B	$4.44	16.64
ENI	$98.71B	0.61	$2.84B	$1.62	22.01

Is SHEL or E more profitable?

Shell has a net margin of 4.93% compared to ENI's net margin of 2.84%. Shell's return on equity of 10.67% beat ENI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	4.93%	10.67%	5.02%
ENI	2.84%	8.53%	3.31%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHEL or E?

28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of ENI shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of ENI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SHEL or E a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. ENI pays an annual dividend of $1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Shell pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ENI pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, SHEL or E?

Shell has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ENI has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SHEL or E?

In the previous week, Shell had 43 more articles in the media than ENI. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Shell and 6 mentions for ENI. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat ENI's score of 0.55 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	26 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ENI	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Shell beats ENI on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.