Shell (SHEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and Rest of the Americas. The company operates through Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions segments. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; markets and transports oil and gas; produces gas-to-liquids fuels and other products; and operates upstream and midstream infrastructure to deliver gas to market. The company also markets and trades natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), crude oil, electricity, carbon-emission rights; and markets and sells LNG as a fuel for heavy-duty vehicles. In addition, it trades in and refines crude oil and other feed stocks, such as low-carbon fuels, lubricants, bitumen, sulphur, gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, and marine fuel; produces and sells petrochemicals for industrial use; and manages oil sands activities. Further, the company produces base chemicals comprising ethylene, propylene, and aromatics, as well as intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, propylene oxide, solvents, detergent alcohols, ethylene oxide, and ethylene glycol. Additionally, it generates electricity through wind and solar resources; produces and sells hydrogen; and provides electric vehicle charging services. The company was formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell plc and changed its name to Shell plc in January 2022. Shell plc was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $71.96 to $72.69
• 50-Day Range: $68.03 to $73.14
• 52-Week Range: $58.54 to $74.18
• Volume: 3.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.03 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $214.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.37
• Dividend Yield: 3.94%
• Price Target: $78.64
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Shell Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Shell scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 147th out of 273 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Shell has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Shell has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Shell are expected to grow by 3.91% in the coming year, from $7.67 to $7.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Shell is 16.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Shell is 16.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 74.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Shell has a PEG Ratio of 1.92. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Shell has a P/B Ratio of 1.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.37% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shell has recently decreased by 0.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Shell is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.96%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Shell is 64.41%. 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 35.88% next year. This indicates that Shell will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.37% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shell has recently decreased by 0.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Shell has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for Shell this week, compared to 33 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

30 people have searched for SHEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 58% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Shell to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

SHEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SHEL shares performed this year?

Shell's stock was trading at $62.65 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SHEL stock has increased by 16.0% and is now trading at $72.6720.

How were Shell's earnings last quarter?

Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (NYSE:SHEL) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The energy company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.29. The energy company earned $66.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $69.31 billion. Shell had a net margin of 4.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.67%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Shell doing a stock buyback?

Shell's board initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, May 2nd 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $3,500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Shell have any subsidiaries?

Shell subsidiaries include Actis Solenergi Limited, Sprng Energy, Powershop Australia, Savion LLC, MSTS Payments LLC, Inspire Energy Holdings LLC, Select Carbon, and others.

Who are Shell's major shareholders?

Shell's top institutional shareholders include SG Americas Securities LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Shell?

Shares of SHEL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Shell own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Shell investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/23 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/23 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/23/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/14/2025
• Record date for 9/22 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/22/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - INTL INTGD
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SHEL
• CIK: 1306965
• Web: www.shell.com
• Phone: 00-44-20-7934-1234
• Fax: 31-70-377-3953
• Employees: 98,000
• Year Founded: 1907

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Shell: $78.64
• High Price Target: $84.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.41
• P/E Growth: 1.92
• Net Income: $16.09 billion
• Net Margins: 4.93%
• Pretax Margin: 9.57%
• Return on Equity: 10.67%
• Return on Assets: 5.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $289.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.74
• Cash Flow: $16.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.37
• Book Value: $61.93 per share
• Price / Book: 1.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,956,170,000
• Free Float: 2,926,610,000
• Market Cap: $213.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.44