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Shell plc is an oil & gas integrated business with stocks listed in the US. Royal Dutch Shell shares (RDS-A) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was US$52.39 – a decrease of 0.46% over the previous week. Here's how to invest if you're based in Australia.
How to buy shares in Royal Dutch Shell
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the US from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Royal Dutch Shell. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: RDS-A. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment that matches your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Royal Dutch Shell reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$N/A, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Royal Dutch Shell, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Royal Dutch Shell. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.
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Royal Dutch Shell stock price (NYSE:RDS-A)
Use our graph to track the performance of RDS.A stocks over time.Royal Dutch Shell shares at a glance
Information last updated 2022-06-10.
| 52-week range | US$0 - US$0 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$48.5528 |
| 200-day moving average | US$43.674 |
| Target price | US$61.58 |
| PE ratio | 42.963 |
| Dividend yield | US$0.82 (3.21%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$1.188 |
Use the fields above to explore the returns from a historical investment. Please refer to the charts further up this page to see performance over 5 years, or other periods. Past performance doesn't indicate future results. Capital is at risk.
Royal Dutch Shell price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $52.39
| 3 years (2021-05-18) | 30.10% |
|---|---|
| 5 years (2019-05-17) | -18.48% |
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Is it a good time to buy Royal Dutch Shell stock?
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Is Royal Dutch Shell under- or over-valued?
Valuing Royal Dutch Shell stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Royal Dutch Shell's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Royal Dutch Shell's P/E ratio
Royal Dutch Shell's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 43x. In other words, Royal Dutch Shell shares trade at around 43x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Royal Dutch Shell's EBITDA
Royal Dutch Shell's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$30.7 billion (£24.2 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Royal Dutch Shell's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
Royal Dutch Shell share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Royal Dutch Shell's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$0 up to US$0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Royal Dutch Shell's is 1.0449. This would suggest that Royal Dutch Shell's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Royal Dutch Shell financials
| Revenue TTM | US$220.2 billion |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | US$39.4 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | -1.4% |
| Return on equity TTM | 3.1% |
| Profit margin | 2.1% |
| Book value | 42.038 |
| Market capitalisation | US$195.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Royal Dutch Shell share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 36.03% of net profits
Recently Royal Dutch Shell has paid out, on average, around 36.03% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.21% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Royal Dutch Shell shareholders could enjoy a 3.21% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Royal Dutch Shell's case, that would currently equate to about $0.82 per share.
While Royal Dutch Shell's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Royal Dutch Shell may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Royal Dutch Shell's most recent dividend payout was on 19 December 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 9 November 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Royal Dutch Shell overview
Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company worldwide. The company operates through Integrated Gas, Upstream, Oil Products, Chemicals 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 necessary to deliver gas to market. The company also markets and trades natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), crude oil, electricity, carbon-emission rights; and markets and sells LNG as a fuel for heavy-duty vehicles and marine vessels. In addition, it trades in and refines crude oil and other feed stocks, such as gasoline, diesel, heating oil, aviation fuel, marine fuel, biofuel, lubricants, bitumen, and sulphur; produces and sells petrochemicals for industrial use; and manages oil sands activities. Further, the company produces base chemicals comprising ethylene, propylene, and aromatics, as well as intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, propylene oxide, solvents, detergent alcohols, ethylene oxide, and ethylene glycol. The company was formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell plc and changed its name to Shell plc in January 2022. Shell plc was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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