PBR.A vs. CVX, SHEL, GEV, TTE, COP, CEG, ENB, BP, PBR, and WMB
Should you be buying Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras include Chevron (CVX), Shell (SHEL), GE Vernova (GEV), TotalEnergies (TTE), ConocoPhillips (COP), Constellation Energy (CEG), Enbridge (ENB), BP (BP), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), and Williams Companies (WMB). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras vs. Its Competitors
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR.A) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
72.4% of Chevron shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chevron shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Chevron has higher revenue and earnings than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chevron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chevron pays out 88.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chevron has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Chevron has a consensus price target of $165.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.93%. Given Chevron's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chevron is more favorable than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a net margin of 15.99% compared to Chevron's net margin of 7.02%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' return on equity of 34.11% beat Chevron's return on equity.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chevron has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Chevron had 93 more articles in the media than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. MarketBeat recorded 99 mentions for Chevron and 6 mentions for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. Chevron's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' score of 0.45 indicating that Chevron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Chevron beats Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:PBR.A) was last updated on 10/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
