Cutler Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new position in shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 39,285 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,157,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Accordant Advisory Group Inc lifted its position in Phillips 66 by 900.0% in the fourth quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 200 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Phillips 66 during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. NFSG Corp increased its position in shares of Phillips 66 by 105.6% during the first quarter. NFSG Corp now owns 146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 1,055.6% in the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 208 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. Finally, Stephens Consulting LLC raised its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 67.7% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 223 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. 76.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms recently weighed in on PSX. Argus increased their price objective on shares of Phillips 66 from $185.00 to $197.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Phillips 66 from $195.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Tudor Pickering raised Phillips 66 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays upped their price target on Phillips 66 from $177.00 to $183.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Phillips 66 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.06.
Phillips 66 Price Performance
Shares of NYSE PSX opened at $208.85 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $179.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $166.31. 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 $118.07 and a 1-year high of $211.05. The company has a market cap of $83.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.69.
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The oil and gas company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.54) by $1.03. The company had revenue of $32.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.86 billion. Phillips 66 had a return on equity of 10.98% and a net margin of 2.99%.Phillips 66’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.90) EPS. Analysts forecast that Phillips 66 will post 19.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Phillips 66 Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be paid a dividend of $1.27 per share. This represents a $5.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 18th. Phillips 66’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.05%.
Insider Activity at Phillips 66
In other news, Director Kevin Omar Meyers purchased 175 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $173.12 per share, for a total transaction of $30,296.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 16,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,908,242.88. The trade was a 1.05% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Kevin J. Mitchell sold 11,021 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.03, for a total transaction of $2,094,320.63. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 97,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,504,361.28. This represents a 10.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 41,021 shares of company stock worth $7,195,257. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Phillips 66 Profile
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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