This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. PETROLEO BRASIL/S (PBR.A) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainTrendsBuy This Stock PBR.A vs. SHEL, TTE, PBR, CNQ, EOG, E, OXY, FANG, EQT, and EXEShould you be buying PETROLEO BRASIL/S stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PETROLEO BRASIL/S include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), EOG Resources (EOG), ENI (E), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), and Chesapeake Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry. PETROLEO BRASIL/S vs. Shell TotalEnergies Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Canadian Natural Resources EOG Resources ENI Occidental Petroleum Diamondback Energy EQT Chesapeake Energy PETROLEO BRASIL/S (NYSE:PBR.A) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Is PBR.A or SHEL more profitable? PETROLEO BRASIL/S has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.57%. PETROLEO BRASIL/S's return on equity of 29.35% beat Shell's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PETROLEO BRASIL/S16.96% 29.35% 10.79% Shell 5.57%12.75%6.01% Do analysts recommend PBR.A or SHEL? Shell has a consensus target price of $78.35, suggesting a potential upside of 18.03%. Given Shell's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shell is more favorable than PETROLEO BRASIL/S.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PETROLEO BRASIL/S 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Shell 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Which has more risk and volatility, PBR.A or SHEL? PETROLEO BRASIL/S has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PBR.A or SHEL? In the previous week, Shell had 43 more articles in the media than PETROLEO BRASIL/S. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Shell and 4 mentions for PETROLEO BRASIL/S. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat PETROLEO BRASIL/S's score of 0.00 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PETROLEO BRASIL/S 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shell 27 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PBR.A or SHEL a better dividend stock? PETROLEO BRASIL/S pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. PETROLEO BRASIL/S pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 65.9% 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. PETROLEO BRASIL/S is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PBR.A or SHEL? 28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of PETROLEO BRASIL/S shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Shell shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PBR.A or SHEL? Shell received 153 more outperform votes than PETROLEO BRASIL/S when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.25% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 62.93% of users gave PETROLEO BRASIL/S an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPETROLEO BRASIL/SOutperform Votes16362.93% Underperform Votes9637.07% ShellOutperform Votes31666.25% Underperform Votes16133.75% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PBR.A or SHEL? PETROLEO BRASIL/S has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shell. PETROLEO BRASIL/S 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 RatioPETROLEO BRASIL/S$102.41B0.71$24.88B$2.564.38Shell$281.07B0.71$16.09B$4.3415.30 SummaryShell beats PETROLEO BRASIL/S on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PETROLEO BRASIL/S News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PBR.A and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PBR.A vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPETROLEO BRASIL/SCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$87.26B$7.65B$7.28B$19.37BDividend Yield10.86%23.98%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio4.3910.4254.3534.23Price / Sales0.717.6223,751.1234.85Price / Cash2.167.3835.5017.51Price / Book0.921.573.534.69Net Income$24.88B$1.09B$4.30B$1.02B PETROLEO BRASIL/S Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PBR.APETROLEO BRASIL/SN/A$11.21-8.0%N/A-21.5%$87.26B$102.41B4.3963,361Dividend IncreaseSHELShell4.038 of 5 stars$66.36+0.3%$77.35+16.6%-7.0%$199.60B$281.07B13.2282,000Trending NewsTTETotalEnergies3.9829 of 5 stars$58.67-0.2%$68.76+17.2%-18.0%$140.68B$191.63B8.81101,300PBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras4.9682 of 5 stars$12.06+2.2%$17.81+47.8%-20.5%$77.69B$91.42B4.7145,100Dividend IncreaseCNQCanadian Natural Resources4.8082 of 5 stars$31.40+2.9%$63.00+100.6%-20.5%$65.78B$44.80B12.209,740Positive NewsEOGEOG Resources4.8932 of 5 stars$114.03+2.6%$140.95+23.6%-13.4%$62.24B$23.39B9.182,850Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEENI2.2809 of 5 stars$29.57+0.4%$31.60+6.9%-6.7%$49.91B$88.43B17.7132,700OXYOccidental Petroleum4.8114 of 5 stars$43.82+3.9%$54.05+23.3%-34.1%$43.12B$27.55B17.9612,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastFANGDiamondback Energy4.8879 of 5 stars$142.92+3.6%$195.57+36.8%-30.1%$41.76B$12.84B8.18970Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionEQTEQT4.3599 of 5 stars$54.45-2.1%$55.94+2.7%+33.8%$32.60B$6.34B136.13740Positive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy2.7265 of 5 stars$110.92-1.3%$123.22+11.1%N/A$26.40B$5.34B68.471,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shell Alternatives TotalEnergies Alternatives Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Alternatives Canadian Natural Resources Alternatives EOG Resources Alternatives ENI Alternatives Occidental Petroleum Alternatives Diamondback Energy Alternatives EQT Alternatives Chesapeake Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PBR.A) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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