Analyse Shell (ex Royal Dutch Shell) stock

Adjusted price target instead of confirmation: The consensus price target of 45.08 EUR is around 34% above the current price of 33.62 EUR and therefore outside the required plausibility range of +/-25%.

Quantitative plausibility check: The current one P/E ratio of 7.47 signals a favorable valuation, but for Shell it is typical of a cyclical oil and gas company and does not alone justify a greatly inflated upside. With a market capitalization of 187.9 billion EUR and a price close to the 52-week high of 33.99 EUR, part of the improved cash flow and distribution expectations has already been priced in. Historically, v...