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Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR) Competitors

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Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

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%

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$289.03B0.75$16.09B$4.4416.51
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras$91.42B0.87$7.53B$2.145.76

In the previous week, Shell had 29 more articles in the media than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Shell and 11 mentions for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras. Shell's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' score of 0.70 indicating that Shell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

Shell has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Shell currently has a consensus price target of $76.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.63%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a consensus price target of $16.78, indicating a potential upside of 36.17%. Given Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.11

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $0.99 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 46.3% 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.

Summary

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras beats Shell on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PBR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PBR vs. The Competition

MetricPetroleo Brasileiro S.A.- PetrobrasOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$79.46B$75.28B$7.87B$21.32B
Dividend Yield8.03%5.83%10.92%3.51%
P/E Ratio5.7618.1268.4826.68
Price / Sales0.871.8224,812.2855.22
Price / Cash2.494.8936.0524.09
Price / Book1.341.054.035.47
Net Income$7.53B$5.31B$4.27B$992.74M
7 Day Performance1.94%3.80%1.67%2.68%
1 Month Performance-2.68%0.92%0.80%1.53%
1 Year Performance-14.41%-2.44%8.94%10.77%

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PBR
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
4.7246 of 5 stars
$12.33
+3.1%
$16.78
+36.2%
-15.8%$79.46B$91.42B5.7649,185News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
SHEL
Shell
3.3995 of 5 stars
$71.52
-0.5%
$78.39
+9.6%
+2.6%$209.92B$289.03B16.0998,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
TTE
TotalEnergies
2.9774 of 5 stars
$61.67
-0.9%
$66.95
+8.6%
-6.4%$147.87B$214.55B11.19102,887Positive News
BP
BP
3.9482 of 5 stars
$34.02
-0.9%
$36.39
+7.0%
+3.6%$89.66B$194.63B161.87100,500Analyst Forecast
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.053 of 5 stars
$24.42
-0.5%
$22.71
-7.0%
-5.2%$72.07B$103.77B8.1324,641Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Ex-Dividend
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.772 of 5 stars
$29.78
-0.2%
$62.00
+108.2%
-13.2%$62.22B$30.30B10.5610,640Positive News
E
ENI
1.6807 of 5 stars
$34.99
-0.6%
$31.60
-9.7%
+11.9%$59.05B$98.71B21.6032,492Dividend Cut
SU
Suncor Energy
4.8423 of 5 stars
$38.55
-0.9%
$66.00
+71.2%
-1.0%$46.94B$37.32B11.8615,010Positive News
Options Volume
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
3.037 of 5 stars
$17.41
-0.5%
N/A+0.8%$33.05B$13.18B21.234,667Positive News
Dividend Increase
Analyst Downgrade
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.7084 of 5 stars
$14.98
-0.4%
$23.33
+55.7%
-12.5%$26.95B$39.62B14.847,150Trending News
EXE
Expand Energy
4.6654 of 5 stars
$92.78
-2.5%
$127.92
+37.9%
N/A$22.10B$4.24B237.981,700News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Analyst Revision

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