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

Should you be buying Shell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shell include TotalEnergies (TTE), BP (BP), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), 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.

Shell vs. Its Competitors

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

Shell has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Shell had 14 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Shell and 18 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Shell's score of 0.79 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Shell
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TotalEnergies
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Shell presently has a consensus price target of $76.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.99%. TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $66.95, suggesting a potential upside of 8.11%. Given TotalEnergies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TotalEnergies 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
TotalEnergies
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Shell pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 53.7% 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.

TotalEnergies has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.93%. TotalEnergies' return on equity of 13.59% beat Shell's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Shell4.93% 10.67% 5.02%
TotalEnergies 6.20%13.59%5.64%

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 Ratio
Shell$272.01B0.77$16.09B$4.4416.15
TotalEnergies$214.55B0.69$15.76B$5.5111.24

Summary

TotalEnergies 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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SHEL vs. The Competition

MetricShellOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$209.61B$74.76B$7.91B$21.51B
Dividend Yield3.98%5.90%10.79%3.50%
P/E Ratio16.1520.3939.6829.84
Price / Sales0.771.68989.6068.95
Price / Cash4.314.6035.5018.13
Price / Book1.221.053.994.65
Net Income$16.09B$5.46B$4.29B$999.94M
7 Day Performance-0.24%0.33%1.18%1.08%
1 Month Performance-0.33%0.58%3.46%4.53%
1 Year Performance5.35%-1.70%15.37%14.39%

Shell Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SHEL
Shell
3.1564 of 5 stars
$71.70
+0.5%
$76.71
+7.0%
+6.3%$209.61B$272.01B16.1598,000
TTE
TotalEnergies
3.0743 of 5 stars
$60.92
0.0%
$66.95
+9.9%
-8.5%$146.01B$214.55B11.05102,887Positive News
BP
BP
4.1728 of 5 stars
$33.94
+0.0%
$41.77
+23.1%
+7.4%$89.56B$194.63B161.70100,500Analyst Upgrade
PBR
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
4.6838 of 5 stars
$12.22
+0.0%
$16.14
+32.1%
-11.5%$78.78B$91.42B5.7149,185
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.439 of 5 stars
$24.22
+1.7%
$22.71
-6.2%
-2.7%$71.28B$103.77B8.0424,641
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.5928 of 5 stars
$30.34
-0.1%
$62.00
+104.4%
+0.2%$63.44B$30.30B10.7710,640Positive News
E
ENI
2.2971 of 5 stars
$34.59
+1.2%
$34.60
+0.0%
+13.4%$58.40B$98.71B21.3532,492
SU
Suncor Energy
4.4026 of 5 stars
$40.09
+0.3%
$66.00
+64.7%
+15.8%$48.64B$37.32B12.3315,010Positive News
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
1.8139 of 5 stars
$16.37
-1.7%
N/A-0.8%$31.04B$13.78B19.934,667Positive News
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.6501 of 5 stars
$16.02
+0.4%
$23.33
+45.7%
+5.9%$28.82B$39.62B15.877,150Positive News
EXE
Expand Energy
4.7263 of 5 stars
$95.11
-0.4%
$127.12
+33.6%
N/A$22.69B$4.24B244.281,700Positive News
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This page (NYSE:SHEL) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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