Phillips 66 $PSX Holdings Cut by Praxis Investment Management Inc.

Praxis Investment Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXFree Report) by 12.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,043 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 3,537 shares during the period. Praxis Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Phillips 66 were worth $4,562,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Phillips 66 by 238.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,239 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,166,000 after purchasing an additional 7,214 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in Phillips 66 by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 34,891 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $4,308,000 after purchasing an additional 10,089 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 28.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 157,455 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $18,788,000 after purchasing an additional 34,698 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 9.1% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 346,679 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $41,359,000 after buying an additional 28,988 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Glenview Trust co lifted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 8,949 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. 76.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Kevin J. Mitchell sold 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.56, for a total transaction of $102,936.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 97,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,705,826.56. This trade represents a 0.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kevin Omar Meyers acquired 175 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $173.12 per share, for a total transaction of $30,296.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 16,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,908,242.88. This represents a 1.05% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PSX has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Phillips 66 from $188.00 to $202.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Phillips 66 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $212.00 target price on shares of Phillips 66 in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Phillips 66 to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded shares of Phillips 66 from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $170.00 to $212.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Phillips 66 currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.72.

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Phillips 66 Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of PSX stock opened at $176.40 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $174.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $161.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.13. Phillips 66 has a twelve month low of $118.07 and a twelve month high of $190.61. The company has a market capitalization of $70.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.38, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.69.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The oil and gas company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.54) by $1.03. Phillips 66 had a net margin of 2.99% and a return on equity of 10.98%. The firm had revenue of $32.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.90) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Phillips 66 will post 19.27 EPS for the current year.

Phillips 66 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th were given a $1.27 dividend. This represents a $5.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 18th. Phillips 66’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.05%.

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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