Shell (SHEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Shell plc is a global energy company headquartered in London, England. Its operations span the energy value chain, including the exploration, production, processing, trading and marketing of oil and natural gas. The company is also a major participant in liquefied natural gas (LNG), refining, chemicals and energy-related products.

Shell sells fuels, lubricants and other petroleum products through branded retail and commercial businesses, while also providing services to industrial, marine and aviation customers. The company is developing lower-carbon energy activities, including renewable power, electric-vehicle charging, hydrogen and carbon-management solutions, as part of its broader energy-transition strategy.

Shell serves customers in markets around the world and has a history dating to the formation of Royal Dutch Shell in 1907. The company adopted the name Shell plc in 2022. Wael Sawan has served as Shell’s chief executive officer since January 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $104.31 to $106.51
• 50-Day Range: $90.03 to $106.52
• 52-Week Range: $68.63 to $106.68
• Volume: 5.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.84 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $302.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.65
• Dividend Yield: 2.96%
• Price Target: $106.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Shell Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Shell scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 107th out of 243 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Shell has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.61, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Shell is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Shell has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -8.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Shell are expected to decrease by -8.18% in the coming year, from $11.62 to $10.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Shell is 11.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Shell is 11.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Shell has a PEG Ratio of 0.88. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Shell has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.74% of the float of Shell has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Shell has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.41, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shell has recently increased by 2.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Shell pays a meaningful dividend of 2.98%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Shell does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Shell is 34.44%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Shell will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.24% next year. This indicates that Shell will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Shell has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Shell this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for SHEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 73% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added Shell to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Shell insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Shell is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

28.60% of the stock of Shell is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 9/21 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/21 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/21/2026
• Today: 10/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SHEL
• CIK: 1306965
• Web: www.shell.com
• Phone: 00-44-20-7934-1234
• Fax: 31-70-377-3953
• Employees: 85,000
• Year Founded: 1907

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Shell: $106.63
• High Price Target: $122.40
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.61
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.08
• P/E Growth: 0.88
• Net Income: $17.84 billion
• Net Margins: 8.55%
• Pretax Margin: 13.14%
• Return on Equity: 14.34%
• Return on Assets: 6.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 1.43
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $273.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $15.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.80
• Book Value: $61.65 per share
• Price / Book: 1.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,864,750,000
• Free Float: 2,836,102,000
• Market Cap: $302.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.10