SHEL NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Shell PLC ADR · Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated

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Latest close 88.38 USD
1.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.2%, after a 15.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100.

Setup score 60 out of 100
Latest Close 88.38 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.2% latest completed week
4W Return 15.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 2-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 1.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 15.5%. Indicator stack 59/42 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 50/100 conviction; expected move 2.9%. News sentiment 58/100 60 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 30 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.2%, after a 15.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4312-week average 0.70

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.43Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 15.5% over four weeks, 0.2% over 12 weeks, and 27.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 2 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.2%
4W15.5%
12W0.2%
26W22.1%
52W27.5%
Active trend streak2 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.59Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change35.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change170.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength88/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Value95/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Quality32/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Momentum71/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Growth31/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework80/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
13.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
19.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
16.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
12.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
21.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-4.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
38.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-17.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
5.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
9.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.9x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

SHEL shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.21, expected move of 2.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move2.9%
Put/call volume0.21
Pressure71
Speculation45
Volatility44
Trend agreement22
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 60 relevant articles.

27 positive · 28 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move2.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-6.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher18 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.2%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-8.0%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+1.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -2.3%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape57/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 57/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis46/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 6/12.

Activity pressure 0.43; 2 reversal markers Factors70/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 11 SVQF80/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 208.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options53/100

SHEL shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.21, expected move of 2.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 2.9% Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 60 relevant articles.

Clariant delivers continued strong results in volatile operating environment – Court dismisses Shell’s damage claim related to the 2020 competition law infringement Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings30 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.

 Research flow1 items

1 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202688.38 USD1.2%82.61 USD67.52 USD-0.595.2734.1MOn
17 Jul 202687.32 USD6.2%82.05 USD67.30 USD-0.863.5731.1MOn
10 Jul 202682.23 USD5.4%81.49 USD67.10 USD-1.05-3.8430.5MOff
3 Jul 202678.02 USD1.9%81.12 USD66.91 USD-1.03-7.5824.9MOff
26 Jun 202676.53 USD-2.9%80.91 USD66.75 USD-0.91-7.4930.9MOff
19 Jun 202678.81 USD-8.0%80.77 USD66.61 USD-0.83-7.1228.1MOn
12 Jun 202685.66 USD0.3%80.54 USD66.44 USD-0.681.6729.8MOn
5 Jun 202685.40 USD1.5%80.17 USD66.23 USD-0.551.8935.6MOn
29 May 202684.12 USD-1.9%79.77 USD66.02 USD-0.40-2.0633.7MOn
22 May 202685.71 USD1.3%79.39 USD65.81 USD0.071.2733.0MOn
15 May 202684.59 USD1.7%79.00 USD65.60 USD0.330.8834.5MOn
8 May 202683.21 USD-5.6%78.53 USD65.40 USD0.63-0.4745.7MOn
1 May 202688.18 USD-0.2%78.07 USD65.20 USD0.967.9568.0MOn
24 Apr 202688.32 USD1.5%77.51 USD64.98 USD1.149.3221.5MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.