Citi says all not well at Shell, reiterates 'sell' rating
25th Sep 2020 14:57
(Sharecast News) - All is not well at Royal Dutch Shell, Citi said as the bank reiterated its 'sell' rating on Britain's biggest oil company.
Read moreBarclays downgrades Shell, says performance lags peers
26th Aug 2020 12:43
(Sharecast News) - Barclays downgraded Shell to 'underweight' from 'equalweight' on Wednesday, saying that while the company has the potential to deliver significant fresh cash flow in the long term, it screens as expensive relative to its near-term industrial performance.
Read moreShell swings to loss on $16bn impairment charge but pays dividend
30th Jul 2020 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell swung to a heavy net first-half loss, but paid a dividend as the Covid-19 crisis hammered oil and gas prices.
Read moreDividends plunge at record pace as crisis slashes payouts
19th Jul 2020 14:00
(Sharecast News) - Dividends paid out by UK companies plunged by a record amount in the second quarter as payouts more than halved during the Covid-19 crisis, a survey showed.
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15th Jul 2020 12:24
(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral with a target price of 1,700.0p.
Read moreShell to write down assets by up to $22bn after review
30th Jun 2020 06:59
(Sharecast News) - Shell said it planned to write down the value of its assets by up to $22bn after lowering its outlook for oil and gas prices amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreBA and Shell provide £1m for Velocys clean fuel plant
12th May 2020 10:15
(Sharecast News) - Velocys said it had secured a further £1m of funding for its Altalto waste-to-fuels project from British Airways and Royal Dutch Shell.
Read moreBP boss says crisis could be 'peak oil' moment
12th May 2020 09:06
(Sharecast News) - The Covid-19 crisis could mark the passing of "peak oil" demand as businesses spend less on travel and employees work from home, BP's new boss said.
Read moreOil major Total maintains dividend, shares jump
5th May 2020 11:20
(Sharecast News) - French oil and gas major Total has maintained its dividend, despite the price of crude tumbling to historic lows.
Read moreShell cuts dividend for first time in 80 years as profit plunges
30th Apr 2020 06:56
(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell slashed its dividend for the first time since 1945, saying it was "imprudent" to maintain payouts as the coronavirus levels devastated oil demand and prices.
Read moreShare buybacks face resistance in post-Covid world
24th Apr 2020 12:13
(Sharecast News) - Share buybacks already had a dubious reputation before the Covid-19 crisis but that didn't stop companies purchasing more and more of their own shares in the market.
Read moreShell to take shareholder questions before AGM
24th Apr 2020 10:03
(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell said it would hold an online question and answer session for shareholders before its stripped-back annual general meeting after consulting investors.
Read moreShell steps up net-zero emissions actions
16th Apr 2020 09:03
(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell said it was stepping up its activities to become carbon neutral to respond to heightened concerns about oil companies' impact on the climate.
Read moreAlmost a third of FTSE 100 cut or scrap dividends
15th Apr 2020 12:01
(Sharecast News) - Almost one-third of FTSE 100 companies have cut or scrapped their dividends during the coronavirus crisis, leaving investors relying on 10 companies for two-thirds of the index's likely payouts in 2020, research shows.
Read moreShell sees Q1 writedown of up to $800m as oil prices slump
31st Mar 2020 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell forecast first quarter writedowns of up to $800m as oil prices crashed in the face of a demand slump due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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