Things to Consider Before Investing in Royal Dutch Shell PLC (SHEL)

By Susan Ramirez • Saturday, January 20 09:53 • Permanent Link

Is it worth buying Royal Dutch Shell PLC stock at a price of $61.11? If this question is on your mind, make sure to check out the fundamentals of this Oil & Gas Drilling large-cap company:

Royal Dutch Shell PLC has logged a 4.2% 52 week change, compared to 20.4% for the S&P 500
SHEL has an average analyst rating of buy and is -17.72% away from its mean target price of $74.27 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $8.42, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 7.3. The Energy sector's average P/E ratio is 8.53
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $7.97 and its forward P/E ratio is 7.7
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.12 in contrast to the Energy sector's average P/B ratio is 1.78
The current ratio is currently 1.5, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
SHEL has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 14.1% and gross profit margins of 0.3%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $15.13 Billion and the average free cash flow growth rate is -2.6%

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