Imperial Oil (IMO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$68.42 -0.23 (-0.34%)

As of 01/17/2025 04:10 PM Eastern

Imperial Oil - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Reduce

Based on 4 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
3

Buy
0

Based on 4 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Imperial Oil in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 4 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, and 3 have given a hold rating for IMO.

Consensus Price Target

$109.00
59.31% Upside

According to the 4 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Imperial Oil, the average price target is $109.00. The highest price target for IMO is $110.00, while the lowest price target for IMO is $108.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 59.31% from the current price of $68.42.

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IMO Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 1/21/24 to 1/20/25	1 Month Ago 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	3 Months Ago 10/23/23 to 10/22/24	1 Year Ago 1/21/23 to 1/21/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$109.00	$109.00	$99.50	$85.33
Forecasted Upside	59.31% Upside	50.08% Upside	28.39% Upside	50.25% Upside
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Hold	Hold	Hold

IMO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

IMO Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Imperial Oil Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Imperial Oil	Oils/Energy Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	1.75	2.61	2.52
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	59.31% Upside	1,831.93% Upside	12.44% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent IMO News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
1/3/2025	Wolfe Research 3 of 5 stars	D. Leggate Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform
12/19/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underweight
9/25/2024	Scotiabank 5 of 5 stars	J. Bouvier Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Perform	$110.00 ➝ $110.00	+55.85%
5/28/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Mccrea Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
11/8/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
11/7/2023	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$80.00 ➝ $85.00	+50.79%
8/29/2023	CIBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$75.00 ➝ $76.00	+36.05%
7/12/2023	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy

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Should I Buy Imperial Oil Stock? IMO Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Imperial Oil pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Imperial Oil
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Imperial Oil Limited:

Imperial Oil Limited has a strong market capitalization of approximately $31.99 billion, indicating a solid position in the energy sector, which can provide stability for investors.
The company has a current stock price of $62.41, which is relatively close to its fifty-two week high of $80.17, suggesting potential for price appreciation.
With a P/E ratio of 9.30, Imperial Oil Limited is considered undervalued compared to industry peers, which may attract value investors looking for growth opportunities.
The company maintains a healthy payout ratio of 25.34%, indicating that it returns a significant portion of its earnings to shareholders through dividends, which can provide a steady income stream.
Recent institutional interest, with 20.74% of the stock owned by institutional investors, reflects confidence in the company's future performance and can lead to increased stock demand.

Imperial Oil
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Imperial Oil Limited for these reasons:

The recent downgrade by Wolfe Research from "outperform" to "peer perform" suggests that analysts have lowered their expectations for the company's growth potential.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has also downgraded the stock from "neutral" to "underweight," indicating a bearish outlook that could influence investor sentiment negatively.
Despite a solid dividend yield of 2.51%, the recent cut in dividends may raise concerns about the company's cash flow and financial health moving forward.
Imperial Oil Limited's stock has experienced volatility, with a fifty-two week low of $54.58, which may deter risk-averse investors.
With only one analyst rating the stock as a sell and four as hold, the lack of strong buy recommendations may indicate limited upside potential in the near term.

IMO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 4 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Imperial Oil is $109.00, with a high forecast of $110.00 and a low forecast of $108.00.
: 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Imperial Oil in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating and 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "reduce" IMO shares.
: According to analysts, Imperial Oil's stock has a predicted upside of 59.31% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Imperial Oil's stock had 2 downgrades by analysts.
: Imperial Oil has been rated by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Imperial Oil less than other "oils/energy" companies. The consensus rating for Imperial Oil is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "oils/energy" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how IMO compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Imperial Oil (IMO) Stock Forecast & Price Target