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: $69.49 to $73.33
• 50-Day Range: N/A
• 52-Week Range: $60.38 to $80.17
• Volume: 430,265 shs
• Average Volume: 481,266 shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.59
• Dividend Yield: 2.44%
• Price Target: $109.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Imperial Oil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Imperial Oil scored higher than 78% 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Imperial Oil has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Imperial Oil has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.45%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Imperial Oil are expected to grow by 9.45% in the coming year, from $5.82 to $6.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 10.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 10.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 13.19.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Imperial Oil has a P/B Ratio of 2.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.62% of the float of Imperial Oil has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Imperial Oil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 27.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Imperial Oil has recently decreased by 8.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

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 25.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Imperial Oil will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.69% next year. This indicates that Imperial Oil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -8.37

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.62% of the float of Imperial Oil has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Imperial Oil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 27.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Imperial Oil has recently decreased by 8.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

Imperial Oil has a news sentiment score of 1.17. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Imperial Oil this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for IMO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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 Institutions

Only 20.74% of the stock of Imperial Oil is held by institutions.

IMO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Imperial Oil's earnings last quarter?

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October, 30th. The energy company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.01. The energy company earned $4.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.43 billion. Imperial Oil had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.25% and a net margin of 9.29%.

Who are Imperial Oil's major shareholders?

Imperial Oil's top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (8.48%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (4.17%), Vanguard Group Inc. (1.28%) and TD Asset Management Inc. (0.95%).

How do I buy shares of Imperial Oil?

Shares of IMO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

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 NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 1/1 Dividend: 12/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/01/2025
• Today: 2/23/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/05/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Petroleum refining
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:IMO
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:IMO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 49938
• Web: www.imperialoil.ca
• Phone: (800) 567-3776
• Fax: 800-367-0585
• Employees: 5,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $109.00
• High Stock Price Target: $110.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $108.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $6.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.99
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.50 billion
• Net Margins: 9.29%
• Pretax Margin: 12.11%
• Return on Equity: 20.25%
• Return on Assets: 11.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 1.34
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.94
• Cash Flow: $9.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.52
• Book Value: $33.65 per share
• Price / Book: 2.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 509,050,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $35.54 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.44