Shell (NYSE:SHEL) Price Target Raised to $94.00

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) had its target price raised by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $77.00 to $94.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the energy company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price suggests a potential upside of 1.09% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on SHEL. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Shell to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Shell from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Shell from $89.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings raised Shell from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Shell from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.88.

Shell Stock Performance

Shares of Shell stock opened at $92.99 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $263.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.10. Shell has a 52 week low of $58.97 and a 52 week high of $94.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $84.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.47.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The energy company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $64.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.82 billion. Shell had a net margin of 6.52% and a return on equity of 10.34%. Research analysts forecast that Shell will post 7.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shell

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 167,983 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Shell by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 596,972 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $42,701,000 after acquiring an additional 3,084 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Shell by 187.5% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 316,216 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $23,236,000 after acquiring an additional 677,746 shares in the last quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Shell by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 196,452 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $14,435,000 after acquiring an additional 4,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Shell by 30.4% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 180,630 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $13,273,000 after acquiring an additional 42,129 shares in the last quarter. 28.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Shell

Here are the key news stories impacting Shell this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its FY2026 and FY2027 EPS forecasts for Shell, boosting near‑term earnings expectations (FY26 from $6.44 to $7.28; FY27 to $7.98). This signals analyst confidence in Shell’s earnings power. Erste upgrade / MarketBeat
• Positive Sentiment: Shell flagged much higher oil‑trading profits as Middle East conflict pushed volatility and prices up — a potential offset to lower physical production. Shell prints cash from chaos
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing and sizeable share buybacks: Shell reported multiple “transaction in own shares” filings on April 7–8 as part of its announced repurchase program — a direct capital-return booster that supports EPS and floor for the stock. 08 April buyback details 07 April buyback details
• Neutral Sentiment: Company Q1 trading update reiterates results due May 7 and flags that outlooks exclude identified items — useful context but not a fresh catalyst on its own. Q1 2026 update note
• Neutral Sentiment: Some media stories mention “Jeff Shell” leaving Paramount — this is a separate individual and not related to Shell plc; may cause name‑search noise but no company impact. Jeff Shell / Reuters
• Negative Sentiment: Shell trimmed its first‑quarter integrated gas production outlook after disruptions to Qatari volumes tied to the Middle East conflict — management now expects lower gas output vs Q4, which pressures near‑term revenue in the gas segment. Reuters: production cut
• Negative Sentiment: Oil and energy peers fell after ceasefire news eased immediate supply concerns and pushed crude prices lower, removing some of the trading upside and weighing on Shell’s share move today. Proactive: markets react to ceasefire

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.