Morgan Stanley Upgrades Shell to Overweight, Lifts Price Target to $101.30

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Morgan Stanley upgraded Shell plc from Equal Weight to Overweight on September 3 and raised its price target from $81.60 to $101.30, implying 9% upside and exceeding Shell's previous record high of almost $95 per share. The bank named Shell a top pick, saying concerns about the company's long-term resource longevity have eased and that it can sustain production growth through 2030 and stabilize output thereafter. Shell completed its $16.4 billion acquisition of ARC Resources earlier this month, a deal that expands its gas reserves and boosts production by 370,000 boed, though it was paid for mostly in shares, creating dilution risk for existing holders. Shell also agreed to acquire a 30% interest in BP's Conifer exploration prospect in the US Gulf and a 50% stake in the Tupinamba exploration block in Brazil's Santos Basin, and signed a preliminary agreement for production rights over Ghana's South Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points oil and gas block. The company beat second-quarter top-line and bottom-line estimates, more than doubled its net profit year over year, and delivered around $700 million of structural cost reductions in the first half of 2026, taking total savings to $5.8 billion since 2022.

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Morgan Stanley upgraded Shell to Overweight and raised its price target to $101.30 on eased resource-longevity concerns.

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Morgan Stanley upgrades Shell to Overweight and lifts its price target to $101.30, naming it a top pick.

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Shell completed its $16.4 billion acquisition of ARC Resources, mostly paid in shares, creating dilution risk.