Shell PLC Stock (SHEL) News, Forecasts and Analysis: $3.5B Buyback, M&A Talk, LNG Outlook and Key 2026 Catalysts (Dec. 13, 2025)
Shell plc (NYSE: SHEL; LSE: SHEL) is heading into mid-December with investors focused on a familiar Big Oil question: how long can the company keep behaving like a cash-return machine and still reload its resource base for the next decade? As of Dec. 13, 2025 (a weekend, when U.S. markets are closed), Shell’s U.S.-listed ADR last closed at $72.33. What’s making the stock especially “watchable” right now is the collision of several storylines at once: Below is a comprehensive, publication-ready roundup of the current news, the latest forecasts, and the most relevant analysis shaping Shell’s near-term narrative as of 13.12.2025.