Shell (SHEL) Competitors $66.38 -0.24 (-0.36%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.37 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 07:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SHEL vs. TTE, BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, EXE, WDS, and CVEShould you be buying Shell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shell include TotalEnergies (TTE), BP (BP), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Cenovus Energy (CVE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Shell vs. TotalEnergies BP Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Equinor ASA Canadian Natural Resources ENI Suncor Energy Chesapeake Energy Woodside Energy Group Cenovus Energy Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, SHEL or TTE? Shell has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SHEL or TTE more profitable? TotalEnergies has a net margin of 7.34% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.57%. TotalEnergies' return on equity of 15.22% beat Shell's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shell5.57% 12.75% 6.01% TotalEnergies 7.34%15.22%6.45% Is SHEL or TTE a better dividend stock? Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Shell pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 47.8% 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. TotalEnergies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer SHEL or TTE? Shell currently has a consensus target price of $78.35, suggesting a potential upside of 18.03%. TotalEnergies has a consensus target price of $69.36, suggesting a potential upside of 17.83%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shell is more favorable than TotalEnergies.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) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13TotalEnergies 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SHEL or TTE? Shell has higher revenue and earnings than TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies 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$4.3415.30TotalEnergies$191.63B0.74$15.76B$5.949.91 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHEL or TTE? Shell received 285 more outperform votes than TotalEnergies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.25% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 34.07% of users gave TotalEnergies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShellOutperform Votes31666.25% Underperform Votes16133.75% TotalEnergiesOutperform Votes3134.07% Underperform Votes6065.93% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SHEL or TTE? 28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of TotalEnergies 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor SHEL or TTE? In the previous week, Shell had 30 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Shell and 17 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Shell's score of 0.97 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shell 27 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TotalEnergies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryShell beats TotalEnergies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Shell News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SHEL 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 SHEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricShellCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$199.68B$7.65B$7.28B$19.37BDividend Yield4.25%23.98%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio13.2210.4254.3534.23Price / Sales0.717.6223,751.1234.85Price / Cash4.137.3835.5017.51Price / Book1.121.573.534.69Net Income$16.09B$1.09B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.13%-1.77%-1.21%-1.34%1 Month Performance2.65%4.78%7.90%9.79%1 Year Performance-7.03%-16.75%175.33%3.27% Shell Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHELShell4.0391 of 5 stars$66.38-0.4%$78.35+18.0%-7.0%$199.68B$281.07B13.2282,000Trending NewsTTETotalEnergies3.9918 of 5 stars$59.31-0.6%$69.36+17.0%-18.0%$142.20B$191.63B8.91101,300Positive NewsBPBP3.2695 of 5 stars$29.27-1.7%$35.28+20.5%-21.6%$79.48B$187.21B365.9865,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras4.9697 of 5 stars$12.04+0.1%$17.47+45.2%-20.5%$77.56B$88.72B4.7045,100Dividend IncreaseEQNREquinor ASA2.7569 of 5 stars$23.09-2.3%$20.85-9.7%-16.5%$64.44B$106.80B7.4221,100Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeCNQCanadian Natural Resources4.8114 of 5 stars$30.40-1.0%$63.00+107.3%-20.5%$63.67B$44.80B11.809,740Positive NewsEENI2.291 of 5 stars$30.15-0.1%$31.60+4.8%-6.7%$50.89B$88.43B18.0532,700SUSuncor Energy4.7268 of 5 stars$35.30-1.0%$59.20+67.7%-11.6%$43.54B$54.91B10.2316,600Positive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy2.7381 of 5 stars$113.58-0.4%$125.33+10.4%N/A$27.04B$5.34B70.131,000WDSWoodside Energy Group2.8023 of 5 stars$14.00-0.6%N/A-25.8%$26.57B$13.18B17.074,380Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCVECenovus Energy4.9387 of 5 stars$13.47-1.8%$25.75+91.2%-34.1%$24.54B$58.12B11.136,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TTE Competitors BP Competitors PBR Competitors EQNR Competitors CNQ Competitors E Competitors SU Competitors EXE Competitors WDS Competitors CVE Competitors 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:SHEL) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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