FY2026 EPS Estimates for Shell Boosted by Erste Group Bank

Posted by on Jul 29th, 2026

Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (NYSE:SHEL – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Erste Group Bank boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Shell in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 27th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the energy company will earn $10.30 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $10.22. Erste Group Bank currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Shell’s current full-year earnings is $9.81 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Shell’s FY2027 earnings at $9.04 EPS.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The energy company reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $69.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $77.54 billion. Shell had a return on equity of 11.18% and a net margin of 6.85%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on SHEL. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Shell from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 25th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Shell to $122.40 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Shell from $91.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Shell from $77.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane set a $101.00 target price on shares of Shell and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.19.

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Shell Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Shell stock opened at $86.28 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $241.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.06. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $83.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.75. Shell has a 12-month low of $68.63 and a 12-month high of $94.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Institutional Trading of Shell

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SHEL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Shell by 51.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,463 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $468,000 after acquiring an additional 2,545 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Shell by 70.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 32,564 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $2,386,000 after purchasing an additional 13,419 shares during the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Shell by 31.6% during the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,900 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $838,000 after purchasing an additional 2,857 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Shell by 5.5% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 137,086 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $9,652,000 after purchasing an additional 7,179 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Shell by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 3,521 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $252,000 after buying an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. 28.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Shell Company Profile

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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.

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