TTE vs. SHEL, BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, CVE, WDS, 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), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), and Expand Energy (EXE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
TotalEnergies vs. Its Competitors
Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $2.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Shell pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 54.1% 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 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.
28.6% of Shell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Shell has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Shell currently has a consensus target price of $76.71, suggesting a potential upside of 4.86%. TotalEnergies has a consensus target price of $64.45, suggesting a potential upside of 7.91%. Given TotalEnergies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Shell.
In the previous week, Shell had 6 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Shell and 23 mentions for TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Shell's score of 0.10 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
TotalEnergies beats Shell on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TTE) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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