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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Shell has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share 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 share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
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 8.2%. 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.
Shell presently has a consensus price target of $76.71, suggesting a potential upside of 7.45%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a consensus price target of $16.14, suggesting a potential upside of 27.89%. 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.
In the previous week, Shell had 30 more articles in the media than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Shell and 10 mentions for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Shell's score of 0.95 indicating that Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are held by 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.
Summary
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras beats Shell on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PBR) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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