Q1 EPS Estimates for Imperial Oil Reduced by Zacks Research

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO - Free Report) TSE: IMO - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a research note issued to investors on Monday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.01 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil's current full-year earnings is $6.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.72 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Scotiabank restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of Imperial Oil in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. StockNews.com lowered Imperial Oil from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th.

Imperial Oil Stock Down 2.5 %

Shares of Imperial Oil stock traded down $1.68 on Wednesday, reaching $64.22. 410,569 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 409,927. Imperial Oil has a 52 week low of $54.58 and a 52 week high of $80.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company has a market capitalization of $32.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.57 and a beta of 1.42.

Institutional Trading of Imperial Oil

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new position in shares of Imperial Oil in the second quarter worth approximately $257,000. Diversified LLC bought a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil in the 2nd quarter worth $363,000. RFP Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Burney Co. raised its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 9.1% in the second quarter. Burney Co. now owns 30,394 shares of the energy company's stock worth $2,074,000 after purchasing an additional 2,532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its holdings in shares of Imperial Oil by 36.2% during the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 121,910 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $8,311,000 after purchasing an additional 32,429 shares in the last quarter. 20.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Imperial Oil Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.4304 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 3rd. Imperial Oil's payout ratio is currently 26.38%.

About Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited engages in exploration, production, and sale of crude oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemical segments. The Upstream segment explores and produces crude oil, natural gas, synthetic crude oil, and bitumen. The Downstream segment transports and refines crude oil, blends refined products, and distributes and markets of refined products.