Shell (LON:SHEL) Insider Wael Sawan Buys 23,980 Shares

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

Shell Stock Up 1.6%

Shell stock opened at GBX 3,073.50 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 2,784.56 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,750.67. The company has a market cap of £173.85 billion, a PE ratio of 12.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.51. Shell plc has a twelve month low of GBX 2,269.92 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,078.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on Shell from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,250 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 2,850 price objective on shares of Shell in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Shell from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,200 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Shell from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Shell from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,200 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Shell currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 3,066.67.

Key Shell News

Here are the key news stories impacting Shell this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Senior management buying shares — CEO Wael Sawan bought 23,980 shares at GBX 3,011 (≈£722k). Insider purchases are typically read as a signal of confidence in the company’s outlook. Wael Sawan purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Another PDMR purchase — Sinead Gorman purchased 15,841 shares at GBX 3,011 (≈£477k), reinforcing the insider-buying signal. Sinead Gorman purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing buyback and cancellations — Shell reported repurchasing and cancelling more than 1.2M shares as part of its buy‑back programme (transactions on 26–27 Feb), which reduces shares outstanding and supports EPS. Share cancellation
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping — Shell updated total voting rights and issued share capital (5,663,769,613 ordinary shares) and disclosed PDMR shareholdings and deferred share awards to senior execs under PDMR rules; mostly administrative but relevant for float/denominator calculations. Voting rights PDMR awards
• Neutral Sentiment: Asset-review reports — Sources say Shell is reviewing parts of its Shell Ventures portfolio with options to sell; could free capital but creates short-term uncertainty around asset mix. Reuters on Ventures review
• Negative Sentiment: Material downside risk — Financial Times reports Shell is dealing with a debt crisis at Raízen (its Brazilian biofuels JV). Trouble at a major JV can hurt cash flow and require funding or restructuring, a concrete risk for the company. FT on 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.