Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Invests $3.73 Million in Phillips 66 $PSX

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXFree Report) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 20,500 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,735,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clifford Group LLC increased its stake in Phillips 66 by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Clifford Group LLC now owns 3,315 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $428,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC lifted its position in shares of Phillips 66 by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $158,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 3,210 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Phillips 66 by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, L2 Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Phillips 66 by 4.0% during the third quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 1,893 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.93% of the company’s stock.

Phillips 66 Stock Performance

NYSE PSX opened at $171.84 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.90 billion, a PE ratio of 16.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $172.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $160.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Phillips 66 has a 1-year low of $118.00 and a 1-year high of $190.61.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The oil and gas company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.54) by $1.03. The business had revenue of $32.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.86 billion. Phillips 66 had a return on equity of 10.98% and a net margin of 2.99%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.90) EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Phillips 66 will post 18.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Phillips 66 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th were paid a dividend of $1.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 18th. This represents a $5.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. Phillips 66’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Phillips 66

In other Phillips 66 news, Director Kevin Omar Meyers bought 175 shares of Phillips 66 stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $173.12 per share, for a total transaction of $30,296.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 16,799 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,908,242.88. This represents a 1.05% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Kevin J. Mitchell sold 29,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total transaction of $4,998,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 97,376 shares in the company, valued at $16,553,920. This represents a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 45,629 shares of company stock valued at $8,071,540 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on PSX. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Phillips 66 from $168.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Phillips 66 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Phillips 66 from $192.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Phillips 66 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their target price on shares of Phillips 66 from $215.00 to $218.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.33.

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Phillips 66 Company Profile

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Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) is an independent energy manufacturing and logistics company engaged primarily in refining, midstream transportation, marketing and chemicals. The company processes crude oil into transportation fuels, lubricants and other petroleum products, operates pipeline and storage infrastructure, and participates in petrochemical production through strategic investments. Phillips 66 serves commercial, industrial and retail customers and positions its operations across the value chain of the downstream energy sector.

The company’s principal activities include refining crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and feedstocks for petrochemical production; operating midstream assets such as pipelines, terminals and fractionators that move and store crude oil and natural gas liquids; and marketing and distributing fuels and lubricants through wholesale and retail channels.

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