Equinor ASA (EQNR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SHEL or EQNR?

Shell has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHEL or EQNR a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Shell pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equinor ASA pays out 38.3% 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. Equinor ASA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate SHEL or EQNR?

Shell presently has a consensus price target of $78.35, indicating a potential upside of 17.66%. Equinor ASA has a consensus price target of $22.71, indicating a potential downside of 3.92%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shell is more favorable than Equinor ASA.

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)	3.13
Equinor ASA	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is SHEL or EQNR more profitable?

Equinor ASA has a net margin of 8.49% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.57%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 20.33% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	5.57%	12.75%	6.01%
Equinor ASA	8.49%	20.33%	6.83%

Does the media prefer SHEL or EQNR?

In the previous week, Shell had 19 more articles in the media than Equinor ASA. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Shell and 28 mentions for Equinor ASA. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Equinor ASA's score of 0.48 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	27 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equinor ASA	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHEL or EQNR?

28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHEL or EQNR?

Shell received 89 more outperform votes than Equinor ASA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.25% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave Equinor ASA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shell	Outperform Votes 316 66.25%	Underperform Votes 161 33.75%
Equinor ASA	Outperform Votes 227 56.61%	Underperform Votes 174 43.39%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SHEL or EQNR?

Shell has higher revenue and earnings than Equinor ASA. Equinor ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shell, 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	$281.07B	0.71	$16.09B	$4.34	15.34
Equinor ASA	$106.80B	0.62	$8.81B	$3.16	7.48

Summary

Shell beats Equinor ASA on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.