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, FANG, OXY, 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), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), 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 Diamondback Energy Occidental Petroleum EQT Chesapeake Energy Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and PETROLEO BRASIL/S (NYSE:PBR.A) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate SHEL or PBR.A? Shell currently has a consensus target price of $77.35, suggesting a potential upside of 16.91%. Given Shell's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Shell is more favorable than PETROLEO BRASIL/S.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shell 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07PETROLEO BRASIL/S 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, SHEL or PBR.A? PETROLEO BRASIL/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioShell$281.07B0.71$16.09B$4.3415.24PETROLEO BRASIL/S$102.41B0.69$24.88B$2.564.27 Does the media prefer SHEL or PBR.A? In the previous week, Shell had 46 more articles in the media than PETROLEO BRASIL/S. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Shell and 1 mentions for PETROLEO BRASIL/S. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat PETROLEO BRASIL/S's score of 0.00 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shell 29 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PETROLEO BRASIL/S 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHEL or PBR.A? 28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PETROLEO BRASIL/S shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHEL or PBR.A? Shell received 151 more outperform votes than PETROLEO BRASIL/S when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.11% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 62.93% of users gave PETROLEO BRASIL/S an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShellOutperform Votes31466.11% Underperform Votes16133.89% PETROLEO BRASIL/SOutperform Votes16362.93% Underperform Votes9637.07% Which has more risk & volatility, SHEL or PBR.A? Shell has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PETROLEO BRASIL/S has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SHEL or PBR.A 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 Shell5.57% 12.75% 6.01% PETROLEO BRASIL/S 16.96%29.35%10.79% Is SHEL or PBR.A a better dividend stock? Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. PETROLEO BRASIL/S pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Shell pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PETROLEO BRASIL/S pays out 57.4% 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. PETROLEO BRASIL/S is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. 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$7.68B$7.34B$19.10BDividend Yield10.86%24.08%10.73%3.94%P/E Ratio4.2710.2352.6433.52Price / Sales0.698.9126,199.6533.44Price / Cash2.167.3834.9117.51Price / Book0.891.543.394.59Net Income$24.88B$1.11B$4.26B$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$10.93-10.3%N/A-32.0%$87.26B$102.41B4.2763,361SHELShell4.3823 of 5 stars$65.11-2.3%$77.35+18.8%-10.7%$195.85B$284.31B12.9782,000Dividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementTTETotalEnergies3.0858 of 5 stars$57.40-0.6%$69.42+20.9%-20.5%$137.64B$191.63B8.62101,300Positive NewsPBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras4.9628 of 5 stars$11.20-3.5%$17.81+59.1%-30.9%$72.18B$91.42B4.3845,100CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.7264 of 5 stars$28.00-3.5%$63.00+125.0%-20.2%$60.85B$41.51B10.879,740Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEOGEOG Resources4.7696 of 5 stars$108.51-2.1%$140.95+29.9%-14.6%$59.85B$23.39B8.742,850EENI2.6877 of 5 stars$28.48-1.1%$31.60+11.0%-9.9%$48.07B$88.43B17.0532,700Positive NewsGap UpFANGDiamondback Energy4.875 of 5 stars$133.08-2.7%$197.70+48.6%-31.8%$39.14B$11.02B7.62970Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownOXYOccidental Petroleum4.8461 of 5 stars$38.81-4.4%$54.19+39.6%-33.5%$36.47B$26.73B15.9112,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEQTEQT4.0631 of 5 stars$53.50+3.2%$55.94+4.6%+42.0%$32.03B$6.34B133.75740Analyst RevisionPositive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy3.0822 of 5 stars$108.35+2.3%$123.22+13.7%N/A$25.79B$5.34B66.881,000 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 Diamondback Energy Alternatives Occidental Petroleum 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 5/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis next market event could mean total financial ruin for someYou think the volatility is over? 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