Integrated Investment Consultants LLC significantly reduced its holdings in Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR by 81.2% during the 1st quarter, now owning shares worth approximately $270,000. The fund owned 3,687 shares of the energy company's stock after selling 15,941 shares during the period. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Shell by 51.7% during 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. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Shell by 136.2% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 7,824 shares of the energy company's stock worth $490,000 after acquiring an additional 4,512 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Shell by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 19,323 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,401,000 after purchasing an additional 815 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Shell by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 908,572 shares of the energy company's stock worth $66,580,000 after purchasing an additional 23,680 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Shell by 100.9% during the 1st quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 11,534 shares of the energy company's stock worth $845,000 after purchasing an additional 5,794 shares during the period. 28.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Shell ( - ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The energy company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $66.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $69.31 billion. Shell had a return on equity of 10.67% and a net margin of 4.93%. As a group, analysts expect that Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR will post 7.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a $0.716 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $2.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Shell's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.41%. Shell announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Friday, May 2nd that allows the company to repurchase $3.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the energy company to buy up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades SHEL has been the topic of several research reports. Melius initiated coverage on Shell in a report on Wednesday. They set a 'hold' rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Santander downgraded Shell to a 'neutral' rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Shell from $84.00 to $82.00 and set an 'overweight' rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Shell from an 'outperform' rating to a 'market perform' rating in a report on Monday, June 16th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res downgraded Shell from a 'strong-buy' rating to a 'hold' rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Shell presently has a consensus rating of 'Moderate Buy' and an average target price of $76.71. Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR has a 52-week low of $58.54 and a 52-week high of $74.18. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $71.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $215.42 billion, a PE ratio of 16.51, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Shares of traded up $0.8270 on Friday, reaching $73.3170. The company had a trading volume of 2,424,224 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,664,981. Shell operates as an energy and petrochemical company in 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 to deliver gas to market.

Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR $SHEL Shares Sold by Integrated Investment Consultants LLC

Integrated Investment Consultants LLC significantly reduced its holdings in Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR by 81.2% in the first quarter, now owning shares worth approximately $270,000. Other institutional investors, including Brighton Jones LLC, Barclays PLC, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., and Merit Financial Group LLC, have also adjusted their positions in the energy company. Shell reported strong quarterly earnings of $1.42 per share, exceeding expectations, with revenue of $66.44 billion and a net margin of 4.93%. The company announced a $3.50 billion share buyback program and a quarterly dividend of $0.716 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $2.86 and a 3.9% yield. Analyst ratings have shifted, with Santander, Hsbc Global Res, and Sanford C. Bernstein downgrading Shell, while Piper Sandler maintained an 'overweight' rating. The stock currently trades at $73.3170, with a market capitalization of $215.42 billion and a PE ratio of 16.51.