How to sell or buy Royal Dutch Shell shares?

To face the challenges of the future and to be able to achieve sustainable growth, the Royal Dutch Shell Group must of course have certain strengths and limit its weaknesses. It is therefore important, as part of your analysis and before buying or selling Shell stocks, to know the advantages and disadvantages of this company. As far as the main strengths of Royal Dutch Shell are concerned, the following elements should be noted:

• First of all, the Royal Dutch Shell group is one of the leaders in the energy sector with more than 80,000 employees and a presence in nearly 70 countries around the world. Its large size allows it to benefit from significant financial resources and greater flexibility to deal with critical phases. Its strong cash flow also allows it to make massive investments in order to remain profitable in the future, and it uses part of its financial resources in merger and acquisition operations.
• Another strength of Shell is its strong vertical integration, both upstream and downstream. The company is active along the entire supply chain, from oil exploration to production, refining, transportation and marketing.
• The group also invests heavily in research and development and even directly employs scientists, engineers and researchers in order to improve its products, processes and operations and to maintain a sustainable business over time. In addition, the group has many collaborations with universities, laboratories and public entities or start-ups in the field of research.
• Another strength of Royal Dutch Shell is its exploration capability, as it invests heavily in finding new oil and gas reservoirs, a process that is becoming increasingly complex. Indeed, it seems to have the expertise to deal with the difficulties faced by oil and gas companies in the search for fossil fuels.
• Still on the subject of the group's strengths, we note the strong diversification of Shell's products. Indeed, the group is active in several markets, which allows it to mitigate risks with less exposure to the oil, natural gas, petroleum products and chemicals markets alone. In times of Covid-19, the group has even ventured into the supply of soap and hand sanitisers. Its geographical diversification is also very good.
• The final strength of the Royal Dutch Shell group is its strategic alliances. The group has strategic partnerships in various fields with governments, NGOs, other energy producers, industrial bodies and local organisations. Through its many partners, the group is able to maintain its strong position in the market.