Q1 EPS Estimates for ConocoPhillips Cut by Zacks Research

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note issued on Thursday, March 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the energy producer will post earnings of $1.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.62. The consensus estimate for ConocoPhillips' current full-year earnings is $8.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ConocoPhillips' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.57 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $127.00 to $115.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $132.00 price target on ConocoPhillips in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Mizuho raised ConocoPhillips from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $132.00 to $134.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on ConocoPhillips from $131.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $132.00 to $128.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $132.95.

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ConocoPhillips Stock Up 0.3 %

ConocoPhillips stock traded up $0.33 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $105.35. The company had a trading volume of 6,809,004 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,766,344. The stock has a market cap of $134.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.52, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. ConocoPhillips has a 1 year low of $86.81 and a 1 year high of $135.18. The business has a fifty day moving average of $98.94 and a 200 day moving average of $103.29.

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

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 17th were given a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. ConocoPhillips's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.05%.

Institutional Trading of ConocoPhillips

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in ConocoPhillips by 11.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 121,826,062 shares of the energy producer's stock worth $12,081,491,000 after buying an additional 12,751,120 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 19.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 66,928,793 shares of the energy producer's stock worth $7,046,263,000 after purchasing an additional 10,663,093 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in ConocoPhillips by 13.8% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 45,847,572 shares of the energy producer's stock valued at $4,546,706,000 after buying an additional 5,549,078 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 31,287,113 shares of the energy producer's stock valued at $3,101,989,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 20.2% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 31,161,897 shares of the energy producer's stock worth $3,280,725,000 after purchasing an additional 5,240,016 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.36% of the company's stock.

ConocoPhillips Company Profile

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.