Shell Share Discussion Threads

[charggg] 21/9/2022 12:53

The dividend yield with GBP USD at 1.135 and share price at £23.50 is of 3.75% yield. If dividend increases from 25c to 30c in Q3 results that dividend yield goes up to 4.5%.So share price will have to go above £27 per share to have the current yield of c.3.8%.Hence why increasing dividend will be the catalyst to the share price and possibly booking profits imo.

[dig and sell] 21/9/2022 12:13

Congratulations on achieving your investment objective. The decision to sell was the right decision for you. Enjoy living life mortgage-free and have no regrets whichever way the share price may go in future.

[the white house] 21/9/2022 10:24

No problemYou should have added as I advised @20 not sold half I have added 13 times since then even though my original holding was twice yours at that point...divvis rolling in....now and forever Buybacks are king Be luckyNever sell Shell

[xxxxxy] 21/9/2022 10:11

Good luck too.In til 30ish. Then sell half. Keep half.

[supermarky] 21/9/2022 10:10

Selling is always the hardest decision. Well done on making a few quid

[shellsell] 21/9/2022 09:58

Morning All - so I pulled the trigger and cashed out at £23.7 this morning. This covers my mortgage at renewal and this was my investment aim. To be honest I would not be surprised if the share price goes to £25 and beyond, but equally I would not be surprised if it fell back to £21 due to a recession etc. Additionally with such a poor dividend it seemed a safer bet to take the money while it was there - I followed the advice of setting my target price and selling when it hit it, it actually was slightly above my target price. However previously when the share price went beyond my target price and I didn't sell it quickly fell back far below and I kicked myself.

Good luck with your investments and thanks for all your advice. Shellsell.

[supermarky] 21/9/2022 09:38

will it stick this time?

[charggg] 20/9/2022 13:51

Shell share price can't hold any gains vs BP, ever since bp raised dividends. Bp daily gains have tended to be twice as much as shell, after BP's dividend increase announcement. Before Q2 results, Shell consistently outperformed Bp's share price. Something for the IR to chew on, who constantly compare Shell's outperformance with BP YTD. Now bp is catching up while Shell is just sitting on the cash that should be returned to shareholders.

[lovegod] 20/9/2022 10:40

Just been paid..lovely

[taurusthebear] 19/9/2022 09:16

After Covid, why should anyone believe scientists?

[xxxxxy] 19/9/2022 09:09

As the heating season approaches the effectiveness of these measures will be tested and traders' will keep focusing on storage levels. European inventories are about 86% full, slightly above the five-year average, with 90% in Germany, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe.Despite easing in recent weeks, gas prices are still more than seven times above the average for this time of year, accelerating inflation and putting economies on the brink of recession. Demand is expected to gradually creep up ahead of the Oct. 1 start of the heating season.Dutch front-month gas, the European benchmark, traded at 175 euros per megawatt-hour, down 6.8%, by 8:53 a.m. in Amsterdam, the lowest since July 25 on an intraday basis. The UK market is closed for holidays.... Yahoo Finance

[xxxxxy] 18/9/2022 08:39

Climate change is not settled science. Much of MSM have effectively suppressed alternative views from respected scientists. Sometimes those scientists are terrorised, bullied and may lose jobs. Something of the Galileo tragedy about this.https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/04/25/wheres-the-emergency/Embrace a faith, an ideology, and once you have a faith you don't need evidence, evidence is offensive.

[xxxxxy] 18/9/2022 08:36

In this new era of unreason there seems to be no limit to the masochistic frenzy which the developed countries are prepared to encourage – without for a moment considering how self-indulgent and regressive all this is. Promoters of the great climate emergency with its child saint and its wilful determination to dismantle the enormous benefits of the industrial revolution speak glibly of saving The Planet as if it were a sentient being with an awareness of its own life. Or else they propagate fear of an existential threat to the human race as if we were helpless dinosaurs who could easily become extinct.There is, of course, a rather important difference between us and those sad beasts. Dinosaurs had large bodies and notoriously small brains, whereas we have – relatively speaking – small bodies and large brains. What that means is that we have the capacity for ingenious adaptation to cope with changing circumstances: for the invention and resourcefulness which has served us so well that we have become the most successful species of life on The Planet.One of the most important aspects of this superior intelligence is – or used to be – an understanding of the importance of disagreement. Without argument, there can be no progress in any field – science, economics, politics, or moral philosophy. The real lesson of the end of the Cold War should be that the system that was most effective in guaranteeing open debate and the free exchange of ideas was the winner.It turned out that elected governments directly accountable to their own populations, and free market economics which created once-unimaginable mass prosperity, were the conditions under which most people wanted to live and that we could go on improving on the formula with unlimited reasoned dispute. If we just refuse to stop arguing – refuse to be silenced – it might still be possible to emerge from this new Dark Age..... Janet Daley.... Daily Telegraph

[lippy4] 16/9/2022 10:49

i see the report in the telegraph by ben marlow this morning saying that the new ce should focus more on renewables like wind and solar and the man they have given the post to is the perfect person to carry it out.his answer was for us all to have more insulation and turn our heating down.

that is not the answer!!!

if the world is going to rely on wind and solar we are all going to be very cold as its not the future,some thing else has to be invented and transportable,hydrogen is a possibilty but expensive and difficult to produce, there has to be another way..

we investors are being taken for granted and if this company carries on not awarding its shareholders i can see them leaving..

[blackhorse23] 15/9/2022 23:45

https://www.google.com/amp/s/capital.com/amp/cury-currys-share-price-double

[waldron] 15/9/2022 16:31

Jordan Brodie Farooqui

14:09 Thu 15 Sep 2022




Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) today confirmed the departure of Ben van Beurden, ending a 39-year association with the Anglo-Dutch oil major, nine of them as its chief executive.

His replacement will be Wael Sawan, who runs its gas, renewables and energy solutions business, with effect from the start of next year.

Sawan has worked for Shell for 25 years in a variety of senior positions, including being a member of the executive committee.

It is a continuation of the policies of Shell, and its UK rival BP PLC (LSE:BP.) of virtually always recruiting their executive staff internally.


Internal recruitment advantages for big companies

Recruiters say that one of the standout reasons blue-chip firms recruit from within is because the employee already have a thorough understanding of the company’s objectives, values and challenges to overcome.

Internal recruitment appeals to companies like Shell and BP as transitioning an in-house employee is far easier and quicker.

When you already know of the candidates’ skillsets and qualities, the only focus is ensuring the right person is appointed for the needs of the vacant job.

There is also direct access to all applicants’ previous jobs, personnel files and references.

Russ Mould, AJ Bell investment director, commented: “Firms with strong, distinct cultures may prefer to go for internal hires to maintain continuity of tone and strategy, even if they will have to interview a broad range of candidates to ensure the best person is chosen for the post.

“Continuity may reassure shareholders too, at least if they are happy with the company’s strategy, competitive position and financial and operational performance.”
Head Room

Internal recruitment, in theory, keeps company morale and productivity high, as a worker who feels appreciated knows they have something to strive towards with potential promotions.

Employee loyalty is encouraged while cashing in on past training investments, which should be beneficial to the company.

In-house recruitment secures mutual trust between the employer and the workers, allowing them to align their aspirations with those of the company, said Laura Spawn, chief executive of remote working recruiter Virtual Vocations.

Another reason, but more for smaller companies, is to save money by not having to pay for job adverts or fees to external recruiters, which can be up to 30% of a starting salary.


Has Shell ever appointed board members from outside the company?

It is an extremely rare occurrence but Proactive has managed to dig out one external appointment in recent years.

Andrew Mackenzie was given the role as a director of the company in 2020, after leaving the world’s largest mining company BHP following a nearly 12-year tenure, where he was chief executive for six of those. He was then promoted to Shell’s chairman in 2021.

Although this exception, one could argue, makes complete sense given his expertise and previous roles.

Proactive

[jrphoenixw2] 15/9/2022 14:24

Charggg: 'How can a CEO change RNS doesn't include any commentary about "generating value for shareholders"?'

What was it Von der Leyen came out with yesterday, that energy co shareholders were 'profiteering off the backs of the less well off' - or similar socialist nonsense to justify impounding more EU energy co profits.

Being a energy co shareholder these days and gawd forbid making a return from it feels about as 'socially taboo' as might be possible. It's perhaps better Shell don't directly provide fuel to feed the haters out there.

[tornado12] 15/9/2022 10:35

Yes the business plan simply consolidated with wasting billions of share buybacks without giving direct income recovery to shareholders. We all know that the balance between fossil and renews is the future, but their approach to avoid upsetting the woke brigades in rewarding shareholders with dividend makes them the worst performer of the big oilies . When the oil price retreats so Shell share price will sink

[shellsell] 15/9/2022 10:27

More of the same - they made the decision as a Board and they are all cut from the same cloth. They are steeped in the way that Shell works with no view of changing.

[charggg] 15/9/2022 10:18

How can a CEO change RNS doesn't include any commentary about "generating value for shareholders"? The management who run the business seem to definitely think they own the business? Disappointed in the chairman too. As opposed to this waffle, if you read the ExxonMobil or Chevron RNS they always focused in highlighting delivering value for shareholders. Wording in RNS always sets out the priorities. New chairman and CEO should hopefully change this BS strategy put in place by BvB of green washing in lieu of lower dividends. Good riddance or more of the same?

[shellsell] 15/9/2022 09:50

@Spawny - I think it touched it for a millisecond at 8:30am but I missed it!!!!

[spawny100] 15/9/2022 09:02

Getting close to your target shellsell!