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
Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
Equinor ASA currently has a consensus target price of $22.71, suggesting a potential downside of 3.37%. Shell has a consensus target price of $79.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.63%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shell is more favorable than Equinor ASA.
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.
Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% 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.
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.
In the previous week, Shell had 7 more articles in the media than Equinor ASA. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Shell and 12 mentions for Equinor ASA. Equinor ASA's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Shell's score of 0.21 indicating that Equinor ASA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
5.5% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Shell shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Equinor ASA pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 64.4% 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.
Summary
Shell beats Equinor ASA on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EQNR) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
