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Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR Class A RDS.A

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Energy Stocks Surge on Positive Vaccine News, but Plenty of Upside Remains

Preston Caldwell Equity Analyst

Analyst Note

| Preston Caldwell |

Energy stocks surged on Nov. 9 following Pfizer's announcement of favorable phase 3 data on its COVID-19 vaccine. The broader U.S. Market Index was up 1% on the day, but the energy sector led the way up 14%. Oil prices (West Texas Intermediate) were also up about 8%. Despite the rally, the energy sector is still down around 45% year-to-date. We think the sell-off has been overdone, and as such energy stocks continue to look undervalued overall. Our median covered energy stock trades at a 37% discount to our fair value. Within energy, oilfield services look cheapest overall, trading at a median 52% discount to fair value. E&Ps are also at a 45% median discount to fair value.

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Royal Dutch Shell is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2019, it produced 2.0 million barrels of liquids and 11.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At year-end 2019, reserves stood at 11.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (including equity companies), 37% of which consisted of liquids. Its production and reserves are in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North and South America. The company operates refineries with capacity of 2.9 mmb/d located in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe and sells 18 mtpa of chemicals. Its largest chemical plants, often integrated with its local refineries, are in Central Europe, China, Singapore, and North America.

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Carel van Bylandtlaan 30
The Hague, 2596 HR, United Kingdom
T +31 703779111
Sector Energy
Industry Oil & Gas Integrated
Most Recent Earnings Sep 30, 2020
Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2020
Stock Type —
Employees 83,000

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