Erste Group Bank Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Shell

Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (NYSE:SHEL) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2027 earnings per share estimates for Shell in a research note issued on Thursday, April 2nd. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $7.98 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $7.62. The consensus estimate for Shell’s current full-year earnings is $7.67 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on SHEL. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Shell from $78.00 to $77.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Shell from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Shell in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley cut Shell from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut Shell from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Shell currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $84.05.

Shell Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE SHEL opened at $94.02 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $266.26 billion, a PE ratio of 15.67, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.10. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.37. Shell has a twelve month low of $58.54 and a twelve month high of $94.90.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The energy company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.07). The firm had revenue of $64.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.82 billion. Shell had a return on equity of 10.34% and a net margin of 6.52%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SHEL. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Shell during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Shell in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Shell in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT boosted its holdings in shares of Shell by 186.7% in the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 473 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Shell in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. 28.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Shell

Here are the key news stories impacting Shell this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Shell said oil trading operations are expected to deliver a materially stronger result in Q1, which should help offset weaker gas volumes and support near‑term earnings. Shell Sees Hit to Gas Production, Boost From Trading Amid Middle East War
• Positive Sentiment: Shell completed on‑market and off‑market share purchases as part of its buyback programme (roughly ~1.28m shares on 7 April across LSE/Chi‑X/XAMS venues), which reduces share count and is typically supportive for the share price. Transaction in Own Shares
• Positive Sentiment: Shell is planning significant additional investment in Egypt’s gas sector to boost LNG capacity and exports — a growth/longer‑term upside as demand and regional supply projects develop. Shell Plans Significant Investment Surge in Egypt’s Gas Sector
• Neutral Sentiment: Shell published a first‑quarter 2026 update note reiterating outlooks ahead of full results on May 7 — useful guideposts but final results and identified items could change the headline impact. Shell first quarter 2026 update note
• Neutral Sentiment: PDMR/director shareholdings and dividend share acquisitions were disclosed — routine governance/insider activity that has limited immediate market impact. Director-PDMR Shareholding
• Negative Sentiment: Shell trimmed its Q1 integrated gas production outlook to ~880k–920k boe/d (down from 948k boe/d in Q4) after disruptions to Qatari volumes linked to fighting in the Gulf — directly hurting gas sales and near‑term volumes. Shell cuts gas production outlook, citing Middle East conflict
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report Shell warned of Q1 natural‑gas production hits due to damage/disruption from the Middle East conflict — a risk to Q1 revenue and margins in its Integrated Gas segment. Shell Warns of Hit to Gas Production Due to Middle East Conflict
• Negative Sentiment: News of a temporary ceasefire in the US‑Iran conflict pushed oil prices lower and led UK energy peers (including Shell) to fall — showing Shell’s sensitivity to swings in oil market sentiment even as trading income may help. BP, Shell and Centrica drop with crude in wake of new Iran ‘ceasefire’

Shell Company Profile

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.