FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Shell Issued By Scotiabank

Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Shell in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst P. Cheng forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $7.05 per share for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Shell’s current full-year earnings is $8.52 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on SHEL. Barclays raised shares of Shell to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Wolfe Research raised Shell from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Shell from $82.00 to $72.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group raised Shell from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised Shell to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $79.69.

Shell Stock Performance

Shell stock opened at $65.02 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $64.43 and its 200 day moving average is $68.10. The company has a market capitalization of $200.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.38, a PEG ratio of 4.84 and a beta of 0.55. Shell has a twelve month low of $60.15 and a twelve month high of $74.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Shell Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.688 per share. This represents a $2.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. Shell’s payout ratio is 56.58%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shell

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SHEL. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. increased its holdings in Shell by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. now owns 15,201 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,097,000 after acquiring an additional 1,068 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in shares of Shell by 9.8% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 35,107 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,534,000 after purchasing an additional 3,143 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shell during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,760,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Shell in the 2nd quarter worth $122,000. Finally, Royal London Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in Shell by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 69,717 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $5,032,000 after buying an additional 2,797 shares in the last quarter. 28.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Shell Company Profile

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.