TTE vs. SHEL, BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, WDS, CVE, and EXE
Should you be buying TotalEnergies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TotalEnergies include Shell (SHEL), 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.
TotalEnergies vs. Its Competitors
TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.
16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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 0.93 beat Shell's score of 0.51 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TotalEnergies has a net margin of 6.60% compared to Shell's net margin of 4.75%. TotalEnergies' return on equity of 14.47% beat Shell's return on equity.
TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. TotalEnergies pays out 57.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 65.9% 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 currently has a consensus target price of $70.96, suggesting a potential upside of 14.65%. Shell has a consensus target price of $78.69, suggesting a potential upside of 11.37%. Given TotalEnergies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Shell.
TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% 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.
Summary
TotalEnergies beats Shell on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TTE) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
