SHEL vs. TTE, BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, EXE, WDS, and CVE
Should 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.
Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.
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.
In the previous week, Shell had 17 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Shell and 17 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Shell's score of 0.86 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Shell has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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.
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.
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.
Shell presently has a consensus price target of $78.26, suggesting a potential upside of 11.72%. TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $69.36, suggesting a potential upside of 13.98%. Given TotalEnergies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Shell.
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.
Summary
Shell and TotalEnergies tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SHEL) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
