Shell (SHEL) shares are falling 2% in premarket trading Wednesday after the oil giant said it expects to post a large quarter-over-quarter production slump in its integrated gas division as its hedging contracts expire.
An update from Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) was "sketchy" on details and provided further evidence that the oil titan is facing challenges, analysts said. Consensus earnings could be cut by up to 10% from the current $5.4 billion, analysts at Jefferies said.
The Shell PLC update contains its headline third-quarter results and fourth-quarter outlook, and is sparse with full quarterly results set to be finalised by January 30. It sets out headline numbers for each division, including production and adjusted earnings, with Integrated Gas production expected to decline due to maintenance at the Pearl Gas to Liquids plant in Qatar and reduced liquid natural gas volumes, with adjusted earnings expected to be in a range of $1.2-1.6 billion compared to $1.4 billion in the third quarter.
Shell on Wednesday trimmed its LNG production outlook for the fourth quarter and said trading results for its chemicals and oil products division are expected to be significantly lower than in the third quarter.
Shell's plans to increase sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been called into question by a by major group of shareholders that has filed a resolution asking whether the strategy is compatible with a goal to cut carbon emissions.
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Shell PLC's (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) fourth-quarter production update tomorrow should give some insight into how it is dealing with the steady drip down in oil prices. Even with a rally at the end of 2024 to $77 a barrel, crude prices have gone nowhere for a year, which might spur even greater emphasis on cost-cutting from chief executive Wael Sawan.
Wolfe Research upgraded Shell to Outperform from Peer Perform with an $80 price target. The pullback in the shares is an attractive entry point ahead of the company's strategy update that should provide strategy targets through 2030, and Shell's now more-balanced strategy embraces its legacy oil and gas portfolio with the most immediate impact lower cash spending and structural cost savings, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The 2025 update has the potential to rebase Shell's free cashflow growth outlook beyond a view on "real" oil prices, the firm adds.
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SHEL's current valuation, reflected in a Zacks Value Score of A, underscores its appeal in a competitive market.
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