Shell (SHEL) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Shell (NYSE:SHEL - Get Free Report) is expected to be issuing its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.65 per share and revenue of $79.18 billion for the quarter.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The energy company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.74 by ($0.54). Shell had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 12.75%. On average, analysts expect Shell to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Shell Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSE SHEL traded up $0.84 on Friday, reaching $65.89. The company had a trading volume of 3,598,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,317,807. The firm has a market capitalization of $198.20 billion, a PE ratio of 13.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $67.09 and a 200-day moving average of $65.98. Shell has a 1 year low of $58.55 and a 1 year high of $74.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

Shell Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.716 per share. This is an increase from Shell's previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.35%. Shell's payout ratio is 56.97%.

Institutional Trading of Shell

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Shell stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL - Free Report) by 51.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,463 shares of the energy company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,545 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Shell were worth $468,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Institutional investors own 28.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SHEL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Shell from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $66.50 to $79.80 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Shell from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Shell from $87.00 to $83.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. TD Securities reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Shell in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Shell from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $80.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Shell presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $77.73.

About Shell

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.