What is Scotiabank's Estimate for Shell FY2026 Earnings?

Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL - Free Report) - Analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Shell in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst P. Cheng anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $7.05 for the year. Scotiabank currently has a "Sector Outperform" rating and a $80.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Shell's current full-year earnings is $8.52 per share.

SHEL has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Shell from $87.00 to $86.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Shell to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. UBS Group raised Shell from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup raised Shell to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their target price on Shell from $82.00 to $72.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 19th. One investment 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 MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $79.69.

Shell Price Performance

Shares of SHEL stock traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $65.02. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,351,302 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,694,360. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $64.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.10. The company has a market capitalization of $200.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.38, a PEG ratio of 4.84 and a beta of 0.55. Shell has a fifty-two week low of $60.15 and a fifty-two week 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 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a $0.688 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.23%. Shell's dividend payout ratio is presently 56.58%.

Institutional Trading of Shell

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Shell during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shell during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Shell during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Shell during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, GHP Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Shell by 40.8% during the third quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 563 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 163 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.