Shell plc (LON:SHEL) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of GBX 3,775

Shares of Shell plc (LON:SHEL) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twelve brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,775.

SHEL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Shell in a report on Friday, September 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Shell in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,000 target price on shares of Shell in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,500 target price on shares of Shell in a report on Friday.

Shell Trading Up 0.3%

LON SHEL opened at GBX 4,049 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34. Shell has a 52 week low of GBX 2,553.77 and a 52 week high of GBX 4,110. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 3,655.56 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 3,280.81. The company has a market cap of £230.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.43.

More Shell News

Here are the key news stories impacting Shell this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Shell reported approximately $10.8 billion in quarterly profit, its strongest result since 2022 and among its best ever, helped by record refining margins, higher oil prices and strong operating performance. Shell profits nearly double
• Positive Sentiment: The company launched a $5 billion share-repurchase program running for roughly three months. Buybacks should reduce shares outstanding and support earnings per share, signaling confidence in Shell’s cash generation. Shell also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3906 per ordinary share. Shell buyback announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies reaffirmed its “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,500 price target. RBC and UBS also raised their targets, although they left their ratings unchanged, providing additional support for the investment case. Shell analyst target changes
• Neutral Sentiment: Shell published its 2027 interim-dividend timetable, offering visibility on future shareholder distributions but no change to the dividend amount was indicated. Shell 2027 dividend timetable
• Negative Sentiment: Soaring freight rates added roughly $5.4 billion to shipping lease costs, increasing balance-sheet pressure and highlighting exposure to volatile logistics markets. Freight rates and Shell debt
• Negative Sentiment: A $1.9 billion writedown and warnings that unusually strong refining results may not persist temper the earnings beat. Investors may therefore view part of the profit surge as cyclical rather than repeatable. Shell Q3 writedown

About Shell

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Shell’s strategy is to deliver more value with less emissions as we work to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050.

As we navigate the energy transition through the next decade, we will leverage our global footprint, the trust in our brand, and our innovation and technology capabilities to be the energy company that customers and countries choose to be their partner. We are positioning Shell to become the investment case and partner of choice through the energy transition.