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Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL – Get Rating) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Buy" from the nine research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $1,607.00.

A number of research firms recently commented on SHEL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Shell from GBX 2,700 ($32.70) to GBX 2,850 ($34.51) in a report on Tuesday, April 19th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Shell from GBX 2,570 ($31.12) to GBX 2,860 ($34.63) in a report on Wednesday, May 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Shell from GBX 2,551 ($30.89) to GBX 2,779 ($33.65) in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Shell from GBX 2,450 ($29.67) to GBX 2,550 ($30.88) in a report on Friday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Shell from $63.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, March 11th.

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Shares of NYSE SHEL opened at $48.01 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $55.78 and a 200-day moving average of $53.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $183.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.60, a PEG ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 0.70. Shell has a 12 month low of $46.54 and a 12 month high of $61.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 5th. The energy company reported $2.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $83.16 billion during the quarter. Shell had a return on equity of 14.54% and a net margin of 7.27%. On average, analysts predict that Shell will post 10.12 earnings per share for the current year.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 27th. Investors of record on Friday, May 20th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 19th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.17%. This is a boost from Shell's previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. Shell's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.84%.

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SHEL. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Shell during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Lee Financial Co purchased a new position in shares of Shell during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Shell during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Asset Dedication LLC purchased a new position in shares of Shell during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV purchased a new position in shares of Shell during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors own 11.72% of the company's stock.

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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 necessary to deliver gas to market.

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