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$24.97 +0.54 (+2.21%)
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EQNR vs. SHEL, TTE, BP, PBR, CNQ, E, SU, CVE, WDS, and EXE

Should you be buying Equinor ASA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equinor ASA include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), BP (BP), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Expand Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Equinor ASA vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Shell had 4 more articles in the media than Equinor ASA. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Shell and 9 mentions for Equinor ASA. Equinor ASA's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Shell's score of 0.24 indicating that Equinor ASA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Shell
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Equinor ASA
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Shell pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equinor ASA pays out 40.5% 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.

Equinor ASA has a net margin of 7.60% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.93%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 16.91% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Shell4.93% 10.67% 5.02%
Equinor ASA 7.60%16.91%5.43%

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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Shell$289.03B0.72$16.09B$4.4416.11
Equinor ASA$103.77B0.71$8.81B$3.018.30

Shell has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Shell presently has a consensus price target of $76.71, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. Equinor ASA has a consensus price target of $22.71, suggesting a potential downside of 9.04%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59
Equinor ASA
7 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.81

Summary

Shell beats Equinor ASA on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EQNR vs. The Competition

MetricEquinor ASAOIL REFING&MKTG IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$73.53B$32.41B$7.90B$21.67B
Dividend Yield5.04%3.41%10.80%3.51%
P/E Ratio8.3025.8740.5030.09
Price / Sales0.710.561,241.3761.20
Price / Cash3.7313.1135.6818.30
Price / Book1.741.964.234.64
Net Income$8.81B$2.55B$4.28B$1.00B
7 Day Performance1.10%2.27%1.61%0.99%
1 Month Performance-0.61%11.04%4.44%2.78%
1 Year Performance-1.14%19.34%16.78%15.19%

Equinor ASA Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.2606 of 5 stars
$24.97
+2.2%
$22.71
-9.0%
-1.7%$73.53B$103.77B8.3024,641
SHEL
Shell
2.9432 of 5 stars
$71.70
+0.5%
$76.71
+7.0%
+3.5%$209.56B$289.03B16.1598,000
TTE
TotalEnergies
3.6535 of 5 stars
$61.93
+1.3%
$66.95
+8.1%
-11.9%$148.49B$214.55B11.24102,887Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BP
BP
4.192 of 5 stars
$34.20
+0.9%
$41.77
+22.1%
+5.3%$90.21B$194.63B162.86100,500
PBR
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
4.6322 of 5 stars
$12.86
+1.8%
$16.14
+25.5%
-11.6%$82.87B$91.42B6.0149,185Positive News
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.6165 of 5 stars
$32.04
+2.7%
$62.00
+93.5%
-3.9%$66.87B$30.30B11.3610,640Positive News
E
ENI
2.0637 of 5 stars
$35.07
+0.6%
$34.60
-1.3%
+9.1%$59.20B$98.71B21.6532,492Trending News
SU
Suncor Energy
4.414 of 5 stars
$42.20
+1.2%
$66.00
+56.4%
+12.3%$51.21B$53.64B12.9915,010Positive News
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.6699 of 5 stars
$17.15
+1.7%
$23.33
+36.1%
-0.2%$30.85B$39.62B16.987,150Positive News
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
1.3082 of 5 stars
$16.15
+0.5%
N/A-10.2%$30.66B$13.18B19.694,667Analyst Downgrade
EXE
Expand Energy
4.6359 of 5 stars
$95.58
-0.7%
$127.69
+33.6%
N/A$22.76B$4.24B245.081,700Positive News

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This page (NYSE:EQNR) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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