Shell (SHEL) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Key Points

• Shell is set to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 7th, with analysts predicting earnings of $1.47 per share and revenue of $69.31 billion.
• The company recently declared a $3.50 billion share buyback plan, indicating a belief among its Board of Directors that the stock is undervalued.
• Shell's stock is currently trading at $71.88 and has seen a 1.7% decline recently, with a market capitalization of $212.49 billion.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, August 7th. Analysts expect Shell to post earnings of $1.47 per share and revenue of $69.31 billion for the quarter.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The energy company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.47 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $66.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $69.31 billion. Shell had a return on equity of 10.66% and a net margin of 4.93%. On average, analysts expect Shell to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Shell Stock Down 0.3%

SHEL traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $71.99. 5,434,117 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,994,919. Shell has a 1 year low of $58.54 and a 1 year high of $74.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $212.81 billion, a PE ratio of 16.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $70.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.97.

Shell Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th were given a dividend of $0.716 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. This represents a $2.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. Shell's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 65.90%.

Shell declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Friday, May 2nd that allows the company to repurchase $3.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the energy company to reacquire up to 1.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on SHEL shares. Hsbc Global Res raised Shell to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Shell from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Shell from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, June 16th. Santander downgraded shares of Shell to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Shell in a report on Friday, July 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Shell presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $78.69.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shell

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Shell stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (NYSE:SHEL - Free Report) by 51.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,463 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,545 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Shell were worth $468,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 28.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Shell

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.