Imperial Oil (IMO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It transports crude oil production and third-party crude oil to refineries by contracted pipelines, common carrier pipelines, and rail; owns and operates refineries; maintains a distribution system to move petroleum products to market by pipeline, tanker, rail, and road transport; owns and operates fuel terminals, natural gas liquids, and products pipelines in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario; markets petroleum products under the Esso and Mobil brand names; and sells petroleum products, including fuel, asphalt, and lubricants to industrial and transportation customers, independent marketers, resellers, and other refiners, as well as the agriculture, residential heating, and commercial markets through branded fuel and lubricant resellers. The Chemical segment manufactures and markets benzene, aromatic and aliphatic solvents, plasticizer intermediates, and polyethylene resin; and markets refinery grade propylene. The company was incorporated in 1880 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Imperial Oil Limited is a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$101.40 to C$102.34
• 50-Day Range: C$89.04 to C$108.01
• 52-Week Range: C$72.03 to C$108.89
• Volume: 125,772 shs
• Average Volume: 958,966 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$54.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.70
• Dividend Yield: 2.35%
• Price Target: C$100.95
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Imperial Oil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Imperial Oil scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Imperial Oil has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Imperial Oil has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 10.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 10.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 111.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Imperial Oil has a PEG Ratio of 0.21. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Imperial Oil has a P/B Ratio of 2.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IMO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Imperial Oil pays a meaningful dividend of 2.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Imperial Oil does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Imperial Oil is 25.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IMO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

Imperial Oil has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Imperial Oil this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for IMO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Imperial Oil insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

71.26% of the stock of Imperial Oil is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 24.94% of the stock of Imperial Oil is held by institutions.

IMO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IMO shares performed this year?

Imperial Oil's stock was trading at C$75.48 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, IMO shares have increased by 35.9% and is now trading at C$102.58.
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How do I buy shares of Imperial Oil?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Imperial Oil own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Imperial Oil investors own include Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Suncor Energy (SU), Enbridge (ENB), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Cenovus Energy (CVE) and Air Canada (AC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/04/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2024
• Today: 11/08/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/1 Dividend: 12/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas Integrated
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: TSE:IMO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.imperialoil.ca
• Phone: +1-587-4763950
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$100.95
• High Stock Price Target: C$120.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$9.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.91
• P/E Growth: 0.21
• Net Income: C$5.29 billion
• Net Margins: 10.09%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 22.17%
• Return on Assets: 9.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 18.27
• Current Ratio: 1.40
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$52.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.05
• Cash Flow: C$8.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.21
• Book Value: C$44.67 per share
• Price / Book: 2.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 535,840,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$54.97 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.78