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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

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

Shell has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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$289.03B0.73$16.09B$4.4416.40
TotalEnergies$187.12B0.78$15.76B$5.5111.08

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Shell had 6 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Shell and 12 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Shell's score of 0.26 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Shell
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
TotalEnergies
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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%

Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.94 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 53.4% 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.

Shell currently has a consensus price target of $79.41, suggesting a potential upside of 9.07%. TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $65.20, suggesting a potential upside of 6.75%. Given Shell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shell is more favorable than TotalEnergies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Shell
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
TotalEnergies
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

Summary

Shell beats TotalEnergies on 10 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$211.55B$74.01B$7.70B$21.96B
Dividend Yield3.95%6.09%10.87%3.63%
P/E Ratio16.4021.2417.2232.72
Price / Sales0.731.611,439.8188.90
Price / Cash4.394.4336.1818.06
Price / Book1.241.034.604.71
Net Income$16.09B$5.46B$4.26B$1.02B
7 Day Performance1.05%-1.76%-0.96%0.91%
1 Month Performance2.77%-2.74%1.11%0.33%
1 Year Performance8.60%-4.81%14.82%10.85%

Shell Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SHEL
Shell
3.6321 of 5 stars
$72.81
+0.3%
$79.41
+9.1%
+8.2%$211.55B$289.03B16.4098,000Analyst Forecast
TTE
TotalEnergies
3.1612 of 5 stars
$57.60
+0.4%
$64.95
+12.8%
-5.2%$138.05B$214.55B10.45102,887Analyst Forecast
BP
BP
4.2317 of 5 stars
$33.68
+0.6%
$42.14
+25.1%
+5.7%$88.61B$194.63B160.22100,500Analyst Forecast
PBR
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
4.8747 of 5 stars
$11.82
+1.9%
$15.43
+30.6%
-17.8%$76.14B$91.42B5.5249,185Analyst Downgrade
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.8066 of 5 stars
$23.44
+1.0%
$22.71
-3.1%
-4.3%$69.00B$106.47B7.7824,641Analyst Downgrade
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.928 of 5 stars
$31.53
+0.4%
$62.00
+96.7%
-15.4%$65.76B$30.30B11.1710,640Positive News
Short Interest ↓
E
ENI
2.9289 of 5 stars
$34.61
+0.6%
$34.60
0.0%
+13.0%$58.39B$85.48B21.3532,492Upcoming Earnings
SU
Suncor Energy
4.8482 of 5 stars
$39.91
+1.1%
$65.00
+62.9%
-1.4%$48.22B$53.64B12.2715,010Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.9245 of 5 stars
$17.41
+0.7%
$23.33
+34.0%
-0.9%$31.07B$55.62B17.217,150Positive News
Short Interest ↓
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
1.9058 of 5 stars
$14.48
+1.4%
N/A-12.2%$27.50B$13.18B17.644,667
EXE
Expand Energy
4.2769 of 5 stars
$102.61
+0.8%
$127.77
+24.5%
+16.3%$24.38B$4.24B262.501,700Positive News
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
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This page (NYSE:SHEL) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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