SHEL vs. TTE, CNQ, EOG, PXD, OXY, E, CVE, FANG, DVN, and CTRA
Should you be buying Shell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shell include TotalEnergies (TTE), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), EOG Resources (EOG), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), ENI (E), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), and Coterra Energy (CTRA). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.
Shell received 268 more outperform votes than TotalEnergies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.57% of users gave Shell an outperform vote while only 28.17% of users gave TotalEnergies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Shell had 23 more articles in the media than TotalEnergies. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Shell and 10 mentions for TotalEnergies. Shell's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat TotalEnergies' score of 0.27 indicating that TotalEnergies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
13.2% 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shell has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
TotalEnergies has a net margin of 9.52% compared to TotalEnergies' net margin of 5.83%. Shell's return on equity of 18.30% beat TotalEnergies' return on equity.
TotalEnergies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shell. 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 $2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. TotalEnergies pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shell pays out 50.7% 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 has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Shell has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Shell is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
TotalEnergies currently has a consensus price target of $70.75, indicating a potential downside of 3.24%. Shell has a consensus price target of $79.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.46%. Given TotalEnergies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shell is more favorable than TotalEnergies.
Summary
Shell beats TotalEnergies on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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