SHEL vs. TTE, BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, CVE, WDS, 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), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Expand Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Shell vs. Its Competitors
TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Shell had 5 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Shell and 15 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Shell's score of 0.03 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.
TotalEnergies presently has a consensus target price of $64.45, indicating a potential upside of 8.38%. Shell has a consensus target price of $76.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.48%. Given TotalEnergies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Shell.
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.
TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. TotalEnergies pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 64.4% 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.
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
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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This page (NYSE:SHEL) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
