PBR.A vs. CVX, SHEL, GEV, TTE, COP, ENB, CEG, BP, PBR, and EQNR
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), Enbridge (ENB), Constellation Energy (CEG), BP (BP), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), and Equinor ASA (EQNR). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras vs. Its Competitors
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR.A) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
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.
Chevron has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
72.4% of Chevron shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chevron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Chevron pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. 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. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
In the previous week, Chevron had 73 more articles in the media than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Chevron and 3 mentions for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. Chevron's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' score of 0.33 indicating that Chevron is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Chevron currently has a consensus target price of $163.95, suggesting a potential upside of 3.03%. Given Chevron's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chevron is more favorable than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras.
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.
Summary
Chevron beats Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PBR.A) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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