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PBR vs. SHEL, TTE, BP, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, WDS, CVE, and EXE

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 Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), and Expand Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras vs. Its Competitors

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Shell currently has a consensus target price of $76.71, suggesting a potential upside of 7.42%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a consensus target price of $16.14, suggesting a potential upside of 25.02%. Given Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is more favorable than Shell.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Shell
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.13

Shell has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Shell pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays out 48.1% 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 Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Shell had 20 more articles in the media than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Shell and 5 mentions for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Shell's score of 0.74 indicating that Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Shell
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Shell 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 Shell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Shell$289.03B0.72$16.09B$4.4416.08
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras$91.42B0.91$7.53B$2.146.03

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a net margin of 15.99% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.93%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' return on equity of 34.11% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Shell4.93% 10.67% 5.02%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras 15.99%34.11%8.63%

Summary

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras beats Shell on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PBR vs. The Competition

MetricPetroleo Brasileiro S.A.- PetrobrasOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$83.39B$76.11B$7.85B$21.52B
Dividend Yield7.92%5.82%10.74%3.50%
P/E Ratio6.0320.4840.1829.87
Price / Sales0.911.62924.9053.61
Price / Cash2.624.6736.2924.68
Price / Book1.401.063.994.54
Net Income$7.53B$5.46B$4.28B$999.97M
7 Day Performance1.14%2.87%1.13%1.44%
1 Month Performance6.78%2.71%4.27%4.66%
1 Year Performance-12.42%-1.45%16.05%14.11%

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PBR
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
4.6859 of 5 stars
$12.91
-0.2%
$16.14
+25.0%
-12.5%$83.39B$91.42B6.0349,185Positive News
SHEL
Shell
3.0228 of 5 stars
$71.77
+0.2%
$76.71
+6.9%
+6.3%$210.83B$289.03B16.1698,000
TTE
TotalEnergies
3.1651 of 5 stars
$61.06
+0.2%
$66.95
+9.7%
-8.9%$146.43B$214.55B11.08102,887Positive News
BP
BP
4.165 of 5 stars
$33.93
0.0%
$41.77
+23.1%
+6.4%$89.46B$194.63B161.51100,500Analyst Upgrade
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.4331 of 5 stars
$24.29
+2.0%
$22.71
-6.5%
-1.8%$71.54B$103.77B8.0724,641
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.6008 of 5 stars
$30.31
-0.2%
$62.00
+104.6%
+1.9%$63.34B$30.30B10.7510,640Positive News
E
ENI
2.1248 of 5 stars
$34.65
+1.4%
$34.60
-0.1%
+12.7%$58.52B$98.71B21.4032,492
SU
Suncor Energy
4.4912 of 5 stars
$40.27
+0.7%
$66.00
+63.9%
+17.1%$48.79B$37.32B12.3715,010Positive News
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
1.5316 of 5 stars
$16.35
-1.8%
N/A-0.5%$31.05B$13.78B19.954,667Positive News
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.6533 of 5 stars
$16.01
+0.3%
$23.33
+45.8%
+6.9%$28.81B$39.62B15.867,150Positive News
EXE
Expand Energy
4.7216 of 5 stars
$94.42
-1.1%
$127.12
+34.6%
N/A$22.49B$4.24B242.111,700Positive News
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