10 Best Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Stocks to Buy in 2025

5. Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 48

Ranked at number 5 in our list of the Best LNG Stocks to Invest in is Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL), a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing 103,000 people and with operations in more than 70 countries. The oil and gas giant has been a pioneer in LNG for 60 years and supplied 67 million tons of LNG in 2023, accounting for 16% of all LNG supplied globally. Moreover, Shell is also one of the largest LNG shipping operators in the world, accounting for around 11% of the global LNG shipping fleet.

Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) reported a YoY drop of 16% in its profits by Q4 2024, primarily due to declining oil and gas prices and falling oil demand. However, the company’s share price still surged after it raised its dividend by 4% and launched another share buyback program of $3.5 billion, making this the 13th consecutive quarter of at least $3 billion of share repurchases. The oil major also maintains a strong balance sheet and generated a free cash flow of $40 billion in 2024, higher than the previous year despite the lower price environment. Shell is also actively working to reduce costs and achieved structural cost reductions of $3.1 billion by the end of 2024, one year ahead of its end-2025 target date, and above the range of $2 to $3 billion that it set in 2023.

Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) has several integrated gas projects in the pipeline to maintain and increase its LNG output in the years to come. In addition to projects in Qatar, it’s leading the development of LNG Canada, which will be able to produce 14 million metric tons of LNG each year when it becomes operational in 2025. Moreover, Shell has also recently signed a multi-billion dollar agreement with Egypt to secure dozens of cargoes of LNG to cover demand for 2025.