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Shell (SHEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$63.54 -0.46 (-0.72%)
(As of 12/13/2024 ET)

About Shell Stock (NYSE:SHEL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$63.44
$64.02
50-Day Range
$63.25
$70.23
52-Week Range
$60.34
$74.61
Volume
4.47 million shs
Average Volume
4.20 million shs
Market Capitalization
$196.68 billion
P/E Ratio
13.07
Dividend Yield
4.33%
Price Target
$81.75
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Shell plc, formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell plc, is a UK-based multinational oil and gas company. It is a vertically integrated and diversified company operating in all aspects of the oil industry. It is counted among the “super-majors” and one of the world’s largest companies in terms of scope, revenue and earnings. It is listed on the London LSE, the Amsterdam Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange.

Royal Dutch Shell plc was founded in 1907 because of Standard Oil’s growth and growing global dominance. It is a merger of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (founded in 1890) and The “Shell” Transport Compay, founded in 1897. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company was engaged in oil operations in southeast Asia while The “Shell” Transport Company was a family-owned import business focused initially on seashells.

The two operating segments of Royal Dutch Shell were not legally unified as a business for several reasons but acted as one company in all operations. The Royal Dutch Petroleum end of operations was responsible for the exploration and production of oil liquids and gasses while The “Shell” Transport Company was responsible for transport and storage.

The company purchased assets from the Rothschilds in 1912 boosted operations by more than double. This led to explosive growth but the WWI years were hard on the company. More than 15% of its global operations were destroyed and had to be rebuilt or replaced, an issue it will have to deal with more than once as it expands around the globe. By 1930, Royal Dutch Shell was the world's largest producer of petroleum products and chemicals, a standing it will maintain for many years.

The company was known as one of the 7 Sisters which dominated the oil market between 1940 to 1970 and in 1970 it helped to pioneer oceanic transport of liquified natural gas. It maintained its dual status with operations, headquarters and listing in both London and the Netherlands until 2005. In 2005 it unified and became a single entity with its headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands. That status lasted until 2022 when it unified once again, this time its Class A and Class B shares, and moved its headquarters to London.

Today Shell plc operates as a diversified energy company with global operations. It operates through 4 key segments that are Integrated Gas, Upstream, Oil Products and Chemicals. The Gas and Upstream segments explore for and extract petroleum products while the Oil Products and Chemicals segments refine, store, transport and markets feedstocks, fuel products and petrochemicals. At the end of 2021, the company had just over 9 billion in proven reserves, a figure that had been in decline for 6 years.

Shell Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

SHEL MarketRank™: 

Shell scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 265 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Shell has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.11, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Shell has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Shell's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Shell are expected to decrease by -7.28% in the coming year, from $8.52 to $7.90 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Shell is 13.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.40.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Shell is 13.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.24.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Shell has a PEG Ratio of 4.92. 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 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.19% 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 1.3, 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 18.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Shell is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.27%, 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 56.58%. 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 34.81% next year. This indicates that Shell will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Shell's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.19% 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 1.3, 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 18.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Shell has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 45 news articles for Shell this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 27 people have searched for SHEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -16% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 24 people have added Shell to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Shell's insider trading history.
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SHEL Stock News Headlines

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) Head to Head Analysis
Transaction in Own Shares
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Something huge is about to hit the stock market. Wall St. legend Louis Navellier calls it: "The most significant market event of my 47-year career..." He says that when this event comes crashing down on the stock market in the coming months… millions of investors will be taken by surprise.
Transaction in Own Shares
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SHEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Shell's stock was trading at $65.80 at the start of the year. Since then, SHEL stock has decreased by 3.4% and is now trading at $63.54.
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Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The energy company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.15. The energy company earned $75.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $88.62 billion. Shell had a net margin of 5.17% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.54%.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Shell: Actis Solenergi Limited, Sprng Energy, Powershop Australia, Savion LLC, MSTS Payments LLC, Inspire Energy Holdings LLC, Select Carbon, and others.

Shell's top institutional investors include FMR LLC (2.10%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.79%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.25%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (0.22%).

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.
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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

Last Earnings
8/01/2024
Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend
8/16/2024
Dividend Payable
9/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/19 Dividend
11/15/2024
Today
12/14/2024
Dividend Payable
12/19/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Crude petroleum & natural gas
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Employees
103,000
Year Founded
1907

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$81.75
High Stock Price Target
$87.00
Low Stock Price Target
$79.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.11
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$19.36 billion
Pretax Margin
9.05%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$296.76 billion
Cash Flow
$17.95 per share
Book Value
$57.74 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,095,446,000
Free Float
3,064,492,000
Market Cap
$196.68 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.55

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This page (NYSE:SHEL) was last updated on 12/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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