Roth Capital Has Negative View of ConocoPhillips Q1 Earnings

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of ConocoPhillips in a report issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the energy producer will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.19. The consensus estimate for ConocoPhillips' current full-year earnings is $8.16 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for ConocoPhillips' Q2 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.10 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on ConocoPhillips from $131.00 to $116.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. TD Cowen started coverage on ConocoPhillips in a research report on Friday, January 17th. They set a "buy" rating and a $125.00 price target for the company. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $138.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $132.00 price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $127.00 to $115.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ConocoPhillips has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $128.32.

ConocoPhillips Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:COP traded up $2.60 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $88.96. The stock had a trading volume of 7,804,344 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,108,925. The company has a market cap of $112.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.83. The business's 50 day moving average price is $95.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $101.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. ConocoPhillips has a 1 year low of $79.88 and a 1 year high of $130.77.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The energy producer reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.20. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 16.23% and a return on equity of 17.26%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ConocoPhillips

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 42.7% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 103,553 shares of the energy producer's stock valued at $10,902,000 after purchasing an additional 31,011 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 59.8% during the fourth quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 19,166 shares of the energy producer's stock valued at $1,901,000 after buying an additional 7,174 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management raised its stake in ConocoPhillips by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 8,855 shares of the energy producer's stock valued at $878,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 2.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,474,270 shares of the energy producer's stock valued at $155,211,000 after acquiring an additional 32,948 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Alliance LLC boosted its position in ConocoPhillips by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 186,535 shares of the energy producer's stock valued at $18,499,000 after buying an additional 22,378 shares during the period. 82.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 17th were issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.51%. ConocoPhillips's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.05%.

About ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids in the United States, Canada, China, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's portfolio includes unconventional plays in North America; conventional assets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; global LNG developments; oil sands assets in Canada; and an inventory of global exploration prospects.