Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SHEL in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Shell (SHEL) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$94.54−1.28 (−1.3%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:18 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryShell (SHEL) closes at $94.54, down 1.3% on the day, holding above both its 50-day average of $90.71 and 200-day average of $84.12. The GekkoIndex reads 53.5, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Against Gekko Fair Value of $148.09, price sits 36.2% below that mark.
This week's coverage centers on Shell's LNG expansion and U.S. power portfolio moves. Reports indicate the Shell-led LNG Canada project could reach a final investment decision on its Phase 2 expansion as early as October. Separately, Shell strengthened its U.S. to Europe LNG strategy through a multi-year supply deal with MET. On the power side, Shell sold a $715 million stake in a New England asset to Constellation Energy, while also expanding PJM exposure by acquiring 169 MW through the Hunlock deal and selling RISEC for $715 million.
Looking ahead, Shell's next earnings report is scheduled for 29 October, 39 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. The prior report, on 30 July, showed adjusted earnings beating estimates ($3.52 versus $3.23), with a 4.1% reaction, and Shell has beaten estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. Analyst coverage from 6 firms shows 3 buy and 3 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $100.35, implying 6.1% upside. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 5.3% gain over 5 years, rising in 3 of them — a pattern worth noting alongside the pending LNG Canada decision.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $94.54200-day averageGekko Fair Value $148.09
Key stats
- Market cap
- $263.6B
- P/E ratio
- 10.6
- Forward P/E
- 9.8
- EPS, TTM
- $9.05
- Revenue, TTM
- $296.6B
- Profit margin
- 8.8%
- Dividend yield
- 1.58%
- Beta
- -0.22
- Volume
- 4.57M avg 6.34M
- 1-year return
- +32.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.8%
- 50-day average
- $90.71
- 200-day average
- $84.12
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 2.86B
Shell swing-trade checklist
Shell scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $94.54 is above the 50-day ($90.71) and 200-day ($84.12) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
53.5, Neutral
Reading 53.5 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
36.2% below
Price is 36.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 39 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 39 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+5.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Shell stock chart and price history
Shell closed at $94.54 on Sep 18, 2026, +32.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $68.63 to $99.16.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +1.9%
- 3 months
- +20.0%
- 6 months
- +3.7%
- 1 year
- +32.4%
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About Shell
Shell searches for and pulls up crude oil, natural gas and related liquids, then carries that output forward through marketing, shipping and pipeline networks so it reaches drivers, industries and households. People generally know the company for its fuel stations and for turning crude into everyday products like gasoline, diesel, jet and ship fuel, lubricants, bitumen and sulfur, plus a growing line of cleaner fuel blends.
Internally the business splits into groups handling gas, upstream drilling, marketing, chemicals and refined products, and renewable ventures. A trading desk buys and sells gas, LNG, crude, power and carbon credits, while a chemicals arm makes building-block compounds such as ethylene, propylene and aromatics along with derivatives like styrene monomer and propylene oxide. Oil sands projects sit alongside newer efforts in wind and solar generation, hydrogen, electric vehicle charging points and LNG as a transport fuel, with customers ranging from heavy industry to everyday motorists.
On the market, Shell trades under the ticker SHEL.
- Sector
- Energy minerals
- Website
- shell.com
Shell GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Shell’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 53.5, in the Neutral zone, up 8.7 points over five sessions.
53.5Neutral
Up 8.7 points over five sessions, from the Distribution zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 23 | +1.4% | +8.3% | ||
| Accumulation | 159 | +0.8% | +0.7% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 391 | +0.2% | +1.3% | ||
| Distribution | 42 | −0.8% | −2.8% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average SHEL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
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Is Shell stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Shell trades 36.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $148.09, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Shell shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$148.09
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
36.2% Undervalued
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Shell insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Shell, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in SHEL were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Shell has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $3.00B
- As a share of market cap
- 1.14%
- Trailing four quarters
- $13.22B
From company filings.
Shell earnings: next date and track record
Shell reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (39 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected before the open, 39 days away
- EPS estimate
- $3.08
- Revenue estimate
- $82.30B
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.3%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Shell reported Q2 2026 adjusted earnings of $9.8 billion with over $21 billion in cash flow from operations. LNG Canada achieved full capacity, Brazil upstream hit record production, and refineries reached 102% utilization. Chemicals posted best results in 5+ years. Structural cost reductions reached $700 million YTD, with $6 billion in portfolio savings since 2022. ARC Resources acquisition pending final regulatory approval.
- Guidance
- 2026 cash CapEx guidance unchanged at $24-26 billion, including ~$4 billion for ARC Resources. ARC acquisition expected to lift production growth to ~4% annually through 2030 vs. ~1% previously. $3 billion share buyback program to complete by Q3 2026 results in October.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $3.52 est $3.23 | $94.66B est $86.22B | +4.1% |
| May 7, 2026 | $2.44 est $2.14 | $69.69B est $77.54B | −3.7% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $1.14 est $1.21 | $64.09B est $62.64B | −4.4% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.86 est $1.72 | $67.74B est $67.73B | −0.8% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $1.42 est $1.13 | $65.41B est $70.23B | +0.4% |
| May 2, 2025 | $1.84 est $1.54 | $69.23B est $70.86B | +0.5% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | $1.20 est $1.74 | $66.28B est $65.02B | +1.7% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $2.36 est $1.66 | $71.09B est $61.34B | +2.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Shell stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Shell is $100.35, +6.1% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$100.35consensus 12-month target, +6.1% from the last close
Now $94.54Avg $100.35
Low $98High $107
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Piper Sandler | $100 | +5.8% |
| Sep 3 | Morgan Stanley | $101.30 | +7.2% |
| Aug 27 | Erste Group | — | — |
| Aug 3 | Piper Sandler | $89 | −5.9% |
| Jul 31 | Wells Fargo | $105 | +11.1% |
+1.3%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+5.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Shell seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Shell averaged +5.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +4.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.0% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, SHEL’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.8%.
Shell market cap and key statistics
Shell’s market cap is $263.6B, with a P/E ratio of 10.6 and revenue of $296.6B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $263.6B
- P/E ratio
- 10.6
- Forward P/E
- 9.8
- EPS, TTM
- $9.05
- Gekko Fair Value
- $148.09
Trading
- Volume
- 4.57M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 6.34M
- 52-week high
- $99.16
- 52-week low
- $68.63
- Shares outstanding
- 2.86B
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $296.6B
- Profit margin
- 8.8%
- Return on equity
- 14.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +220.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- -0.22
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.8%
- Dividend yield
- 1.58%
Shell stock news this week
6 headlines about Shell from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Why Shell (SHEL) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-TermZacks Investment Research, Sep 18
- Shell-led LNG Canada could approve Phase 2 expansion by early October, sources sayReuters, Sep 17
- Why Shell (SHEL) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-TermZacks Investment Research, Sep 16
- Shell (SHEL) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to NoteZacks Investment Research, Sep 15
- Shell Strengthens U.S. LNG Position With New MET Supply DealZacks Investment Research, Sep 15
- Shell Just Sold a $715 Million Stake in a Major New England Asset to Constellation Energy. Here's What Investors Need to Know.The Motley Fool, Sep 12
Shell stock FAQ
What is Shell’s market cap?
Shell’s market cap is $263.6B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $94.54, with 2.86B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 10.6.
What is the Shell stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Shell is $100.35, +6.1% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 3 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Shell stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Shell is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $94.54 is 36.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $148.09. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Shell report earnings next?
Shell is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (39 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.08 per share on revenue of $82.30B. Shell beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.3% on average across the report.
What is Shell’s 52-week high and low?
Shell’s 52-week high is $99.16 and its 52-week low is $68.63; it closed at $94.54 on Sep 18, 2026, +32.4% over the past year.
Is Shell stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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