ENI (E) Competitors

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

Does the media favor E or SHEL?

In the previous week, Shell had 27 more articles in the media than ENI. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Shell and 4 mentions for ENI. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat ENI's score of 0.66 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ENI	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shell	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate E or SHEL?

ENI presently has a consensus price target of $31.60, suggesting a potential upside of 1.12%. Shell has a consensus price target of $78.26, suggesting a potential upside of 11.38%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shell is more favorable than ENI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENI	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Shell	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Does the MarketBeat Community favor E or SHEL?

ENI received 96 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.25% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 53.65% of users gave ENI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ENI	Outperform Votes 412 53.65%	Underperform Votes 356 46.35%
Shell	Outperform Votes 316 66.25%	Underperform Votes 161 33.75%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, E or SHEL?

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
ENI	$88.43B	0.60	$5.16B	$1.67	18.71
Shell	$281.07B	0.75	$16.09B	$4.34	16.19

Is E or SHEL more profitable?

Shell has a net margin of 5.57% compared to ENI's net margin of 2.76%. Shell's return on equity of 12.75% beat ENI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENI	2.76%	11.03%	4.16%
Shell	5.57%	12.75%	6.01%

Which has more risk and volatility, E or SHEL?

ENI has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of E or SHEL?

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

Is E or SHEL a better dividend stock?

ENI pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. ENI pays out 93.4% 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 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Shell beats ENI on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.