Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (NYSE:SHEL) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (NYSE:SHEL) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $81.3286.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on SHEL shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Shell in a report on Thursday, January 8th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Shell in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Bank of America lowered shares of Shell from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Shell from $78.00 to $77.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group lowered shares of Shell from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th.

Key Stories Impacting Shell

Here are the key news stories impacting Shell this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company announced a $3.5 billion share buyback programme and increased the interim dividend by 4% — supportive for EPS/return metrics and shareholder returns. Share Buyback Announcement
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst at Seeking Alpha upgraded SHEL from “Sell” to “Hold,” noting that although 2025 results disappointed, external market factors (oil/LNG tailwinds) could improve prospects next year. SA Rating Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: traders bought a sizable block of call options (14,321 contracts), suggesting speculative or hedged bullish interest in the stock intraday.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo trimmed its price target slightly to $77 and kept an “equal weight” rating — a modest tweak rather than a dramatic reassessment. Wells Fargo Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Shell selected PwC as its next external auditor (replacing EY) after a tender process — a governance/operational change that is unlikely to move fundamentals immediately. Auditor Appointment
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is exploring multibillion-dollar offshore gas opportunities in Venezuela — a potential long-term growth avenue but currently exploratory. Venezuela Investment Comments
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed expectations: adjusted earnings fell short and revenue missed consensus amid lower oil prices and tax impacts — reported as Shell’s weakest quarterly profit since 2021, which is the primary negative catalyst. Q4 Results / Profit Miss
• Negative Sentiment: RBC downgraded Shell to “Sector Perform” and cut its price target after a soft trading update and what it called a “double miss” on earnings — selling pressure risk from institutional re-rating. RBC Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Shell will pause new investments in Kazakhstan amid legal/arbitration disputes — a setback to growth/production visibility in that region. Kazakhstan Pause
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators flag renewables/green-hydrogen investments as a near-term drag and potential source of write-down risk if projects underperform — a structural risk to margins and capital allocation. SA Note on Renewables Risk

Shell Price Performance

SHEL stock opened at $75.34 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market cap of $216.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.56, a PEG ratio of 5.58 and a beta of 0.16. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.29. Shell has a 12-month low of $58.54 and a 12-month high of $79.30.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The energy company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.07). Shell had a return on equity of 10.26% and a net margin of 6.52%.The business had revenue of $64.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.82 billion. On average, analysts expect that Shell will post 7.67 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shell

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SHEL. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Shell by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,445,346 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $103,386,000 after purchasing an additional 167,983 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Shell by 0.5% during the third quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 596,972 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $42,701,000 after buying an additional 3,084 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Shell by 187.5% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 316,216 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $23,236,000 after buying an additional 677,746 shares in the last quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Shell by 3.5% during the third quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 191,732 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $13,715,000 after buying an additional 6,546 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc. increased its position in shares of Shell by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc. now owns 156,733 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $11,517,000 after acquiring an additional 7,083 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 28.60% of the company’s stock.

About Shell

Shell plc (NYSE: SHEL) is a global integrated energy company that operates across the full oil and gas value chain as well as in developing lower-carbon energy solutions. The company traces its roots to the early 20th century merger of Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport and Trading, and today it is organized to explore for and produce hydrocarbons, process and refine them, manufacture petrochemicals, and market fuel, lubricants and related products under the Shell brand around the world.

Shell’s principal activities include upstream exploration and production of oil and natural gas, integrated gas operations including liquefied natural gas (LNG), and downstream refining, supply and marketing.