In this article, I evaluated two energy stocks, Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) and Shell plc (SHEL), to determine which could generate better returns. We believe SHEL is the better investment for reasons explained throughout this piece.
Last year, the energy sector was the S&P 500’s top performer, with a nearly 58% spike year-to-date, thanks to surging oil and gas prices aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Although oil and gas prices retreated from last year’s peak due to macroeconomic uncertainties caused by inflation, rising interest rates, and recession fears, they have been moving up lately.
