Equinor ASA (EQNR) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	0.76	$16.09B	$4.34	16.64
Equinor ASA	$106.80B	0.68	$8.81B	$3.16	8.20

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

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

Is SHEL or EQNR more profitable?

Equinor ASA has a net margin of 8.07% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.75%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 18.44% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shell	4.75%	11.71%	5.51%
Equinor ASA	8.07%	18.44%	6.04%

Do analysts prefer SHEL or EQNR?

Shell presently has a consensus target price of $78.54, indicating a potential upside of 8.77%. Equinor ASA has a consensus target price of $22.71, indicating a potential downside of 12.37%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Equinor ASA	5 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is SHEL or EQNR a better dividend stock?

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Shell pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equinor ASA pays out 46.8% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, SHEL or EQNR?

Shell has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SHEL or EQNR?

In the previous week, Shell had 14 more articles in the media than Equinor ASA. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Shell and 19 mentions for Equinor ASA. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Equinor ASA's score of 0.26 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shell	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Equinor ASA	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Shell beats Equinor ASA on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.