Wael Sawan Purchases 23,980 Shares of Shell (LON:SHEL) Stock

Shell plc (LON:SHEL) insider Wael Sawan purchased 23,980 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,011 per share, for a total transaction of £722,037.80.

Shell Stock Performance

SHEL traded up GBX 49.50 during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 3,073.50. The company had a trading volume of 25,316,457 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,804,789. Shell plc has a 12-month low of GBX 2,269.92 and a 12-month high of GBX 3,078. The company has a market cap of £173.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.54, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 2,777.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,747.78.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SHEL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup raised their target price on Shell from GBX 2,650 to GBX 2,700 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Shell from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,200 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 2,850 price target on shares of Shell in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on Shell from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,250 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Shell from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,066.67.

Key Headlines Impacting Shell

Here are the key news stories impacting Shell this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company continued buybacks and cancellations, reducing share count and signaling capital return discipline — supportive for EPS and stock valuation. Shell Cancels Over 1.2 Million Shares in Ongoing Buy-Back Programme
• Positive Sentiment: Additional purchases for cancellation reported for 27 Feb — adds to the buyback momentum and likely helped lift the share price. Transaction in Own Shares (27 Feb)
• Neutral Sentiment: Senior executives received deferred bonuses in shares under PDMR rules — aligns management with shareholders but has limited immediate capital impact. Shell Awards Senior Executives Deferred Bonus in Shares Under PDMR Rules
• Neutral Sentiment: Routine disclosure on total voting rights and issued share capital (5,663,769,613 ordinary shares) — provides the denominator for per‑share metrics after recent cancels. Voting Rights and Capital
• Neutral Sentiment: Notifications of director/PDMR shareholdings filed — useful for insider activity context but no major signal by itself. Director/PDMR Shareholding
• Neutral Sentiment: Sources say Shell is reviewing parts of its Shell Ventures portfolio with options to sell — could free cash or trim non-core assets, but outcome and timing are uncertain. Shell reviewing some of its Ventures portfolio with option to sell, sources say
• Neutral Sentiment: Executives visited Venezuela to discuss a gas project — potential upside if it advances, but still early and politically sensitive. Shell executives visit Venezuela to discuss gas project
• Negative Sentiment: Reports indicate a debt crisis at Brazilian biofuels partner Raízen — this exposure raises the risk of write‑downs, cash calls or reputational/operational disruption in a key growth area (biofuels). That is a material negative for investor sentiment. Shell grapples with debt crisis at Brazilian biofuels business Raízen

About Shell

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Shell’s strategy is to deliver more value with less emissions as we work to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050.

As we navigate the energy transition through the next decade, we will leverage our global footprint, the trust in our brand, and our innovation and technology capabilities to be the energy company that customers and countries choose to be their partner. We are positioning Shell to become the investment case and partner of choice through the energy transition.